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Hampden faces compressed window to replace police chief; board to explore interim chief and search firms
Summary
The town's chief is retiring in mid-July, the sergeant is retiring in early July, and the board agreed to explore having the current chief serve as interim and to task the town administrator with identifying search firms and options for a permanent replacement.
Select Board members discussed a tight timeline to replace the Hampden police chief after the chief announced a July retirement and the current sergeant gave notice for early July.
Board members said the short window between the sergeant's retirement and the chief's departure would make a permanent hire difficult and that an interim chief would give the town time to run a…
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