Resident urges quick start to Middlefield Veterans Work‑Off program, contests supervision requirement
Resident Maureen Longobardi asked the Selectboard to implement the Veterans Work‑Off Program and submitted an application, arguing Massachusetts law does not require special supervision for veterans in work‑off placements; Town Administrator Evan Kenney said he would respond and the board agreed to add a "response to public input" item to future agendas.
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Maureen Longobardi told the Middlefield Selectboard on Jan. 21 that the Veterans Work‑Off Program — which she said she introduced at the 2024 annual town meeting — should be implemented now and that the town should accept applications. Longobardi read a letter and provided an application for her husband, saying earlier objections (the need for physicals, income restrictions) were resolved and arguing that state law does not require special supervision of veterans enrolled in work‑off programs.
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