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Retired Attleboro firefighter urges special legislation to restore lost pension credit after audit adjustment

5572138 · May 7, 2025
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Walter Gertin testified the Attleboro retirement board and city support special legislation to restore nearly three years of credited service removed by audit, which reduced his monthly pension by $529; advocates say the retirement board acknowledges the error and supports corrective legislation (SB1859/HB2861).

Walter Gertin, a retired Attleboro firefighter, asked the Joint Committee on Public Service to approve special legislation (Senate Bill 18‑59 / House Bill 28‑61) to restore retirement credit that an audit removed years after his 2017 retirement.

Gertin testified he retired in November 2017 after 32 years and that an October audit later…

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