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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION, INC.

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In this month’s issue:

• President’s Message• General Counsel’s Corner • Executive Director’s Message• Transparency in Policing• Police Psychology Corner

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1st Vice PresidentChief James A. DiGianvittorioMiddleton

2nd Vice PresidentChief Steven WojnarDudley

3rd Vice PresidentChief Russell M. StevensHamilton

Sergeant-at-ArmsChief Jeffrey FarnsworthHampden

TreasurerChief Mark K. LeahyNorthborough

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEChief Douglas W. MellisEast Longmeadow (Past President)

Chief Edward A. DunneFalmouth (Barnstable & Islands)

Chief Stephen E. O’BrienLenox (Berkshire)

Chief Brian M. ClarkNorton (Bristol)

Chief Thomas W. FowlerSalisbury (Essex)

Chief John P. Paciorek, Jr.Deerfi eld (Franklin)

Chief Jeffrey FarnsworthHampden (Hampden)

Chief Gary ThomannPelham (Hampshire)

Chief Steven A. MazzieEverett (Major City Chiefs)

Chief James G. HicksNatick (Middlesex)

Chief Richard E. SmithWakefi eld (Middlesex)

Chief Peter A McGowanDover (Norfolk)

Chief Christopher D. DelmonteBridgewater (Plymouth)

Chief Brian A. KyesChelsea (Suffolk)

Chief Patrick T. FoleyDouglas (Worcester)

Chief C.Thomas O’DonnellWest Brookfi eld (Worcester)

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President’s Message Page 5General Counsel’s Corner Page 7Executive Director’s Report Page 10Save the Date: Chief’s 2-Day Training Page 10 COPPER - Chief Michael R. Healy (Ret.) Page 11Transparency in Policing Page 13Police Psychology Corner Page 14MPI Class Schedule Page 19

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Proposed Membership Applications Page 6Upcoming Events Page 9In Memoriam Page 15

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President’s MessageChief William G Brooks III

In August, the Boston Globe ran a cartoon by Mike Luckovich of the Atlantic Journal-Constitution. It depicted two police offi cers, one under the heading White People holding a sign that read Miranda Rights, and the other under the heading Black People holding one that read Last Rights. Executive Director Mark Leahy and I co-signed a letter to the editor decrying the running of the cartoon. Aft er giving it just a bit more thought, I wrote to John Henry, publisher of the Globe. Th is was my letter:Dear Mr. Henry, I have been a policeman for over 39 years, but I have been reading the Globe even longer. I am appalled at your paper’s continued use of cartoons by Mike Luckovich that take gratuitous shots at police offi cers. Last Saturday, a police offi cer with the Milwaukee Po-lice Department shot a man following a traffi c stop. Th e offi cer and the assailant were both black. In spite of the fact that the assailant had a lengthy criminal record that included armed robbery, a shooting, carjacking and weapons and drug charges, and that he was shot only when he brandished a fi rearm at the offi cer, “protesters” took to the Milwaukee streets burning police cars, destroying buildings and pelting police offi cers with rocks. Two days later, your paper ran a Luckovich cartoon showing two caricature offi cers, with Miranda rights for white people and last rights for black people. Back in July you ran a Luckovich cartoon featuring the Grim Reaper wearing a badge. Th e Globe’s decision to feed the frenzy by running in-fl ammatory cartoons that ignore the true picture deserves your personal attention. As my offi cers work every day to deal with society’s failed challenges of drug abuse, mental illness and poverty, Mr. Luckovich is home drawing cartoons that make their jobs even more diffi cult. He should be ashamed, and you should not be providing him a forum. To her credit, I received a nice letter back from the editor of the editorial page, Ellen Clegg. She quoted some of the positive things the paper had written about the police and pointed out that they ran comments a few days aft er the cartoon that were critical of it. She ended with her phone number, so I called her. She was gracious, and we had a nice talk. I told her that I understood that any time one of our state’s 14,000 or so police offi cers does something unwise, uses poor judgment, or even does something unethical, that we are all going to be painted with the same broad brush. Reluctantly, I’ve come

to accept that that’s the way it is. But the Luckovich cartoon came out of left fi eld; it wasn’t tied to anything that happened in Massachusetts. And I don’t even know what it means; Mi-randa for whites, last rights for blacks? How do you even respond to that? Snipers have assassinated groups of cops twice re-cently, and there are likely more radicalized people living on the edge right now. I confi ded to Ms. Clegg that we just don’t know what will set the next one off . I hope our conversation had some impact. A day or two later I watched out the window of my offi ce as a two-offi cer unit handled a minor crash in front of our police station. Th e female offi cer had recently graduated the academy and her male FTO was breaking her in. One of the motorists was talking and gesturing, as you might expect from someone who had just rear-ended another car, and the offi cers seemed to be explaining to the man what he had to do next. It all appeared so routine. Th e next day at roll call, I listened to the two offi cers describe how the young man had berated them. He had called them names, used aggres-sive, profane language, and asked them if they were going to shoot him. Th en the 21-year old called his mother who arrived within minutes, which seemed to make things worse. As I had watched the demeanor of the two offi cers from my window, I never would have guessed what they were going through. It’s not that I forget what our offi cers put up with, or the fact that they handle society’s greatest challenges with such grace, respect and class, it’s that every time I’m exposed to it, I admire them more. Our world is a crazy place right now, but it’s in good hands – it’s in the hands of our cops. You know what’s coming next: we need more chiefs to sign up for the Jimmy Fund Walk on September 25. You can call the offi ce and Mark will walk you through it. Be a virtual walker (which means you don’t even walk), or bet-ter yet join us in uniform at Dana Farber for the short walk to Copley Square. It will be a great time. I hope to see you there. And if you have not already done so, please register for the conference on September 28 and 29. We invited the Governor and his staff responded by saying that he will be there, and that he will be bringing the Lieutenant Governor with him. Chief Justice Gants of the Supreme Judicial Court will be addressing us as well. Th e conference fee covers all training and materials, food both days and a give-away. We have 205 chiefs signed up already. Don’t be among the very few who miss this event. Th at’s all for now. You and yours be safe.

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Proposed Membership Applications

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General Counsel’s CornerAttorney Eric Atstupenas

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An Act Modernizing Municipal Finance and Government

Th e Governor signed an Act Modernizing Municipal Finance and Government. Th is sweeping and bulky piece of legislation covers a variety of areas which may be of inter-est to, and directly impact, chiefs of police in Massachusetts. Th is article is meant to highlight some of those provisions. Municipal Procurement: Th e Act revises the G.L. c. 30B (the Uniform Procurement Act). Quotes must be obtained for procurement contracts between $10,000 and $50,000 (increased from $35,000). A sealed bidding process will be used for procurement contracts in excess of $50,000 (increased from $35,000). Reverse auctions may now also be used for procurement contracts for more than $50,000 (increased from $35,000). Sole source procurements may also be awarded for contracts of not more than $50,000 (in-creased from $35,000). Civil Service for Police & Fire: Th e Act allows ap-plicants who have reached 19 years of age while serving on active military duty, who were not 19 on or before the date of an original examination, to be eligible for any subsequent make-up examination that is off ered. No person is eligible for original appointment to the position of police offi cers in a city or town until that person has reached the age of 21. Retiree Health Cost Sharing: Th e Act repeals the requirement in G.L. c. 32B, § 9A½ that a municipality be re-imbursed in full, in the event a retired municipal employee or benefi ciary receives healthcare premium contributions under circumstances in which a portion of the retiree’s cred-itable service is attributable to service in another municipal-ity. Parking Meters: Th e Act allows municipalities to determine and establish the parking meter rates for the pur-pose of managing the parking supply. Th e revenue generated may be used for the acquisition, installation, maintenance and operation of parking meters and other parking payment and enforcement technology, the regulation of parking, sala-ries of parking management personnel, improvements to the public realm, and transportation improvements, including, but not limited to, the operations of mass transit and facili-ties for biking and walking. Further, the revenue generated from parking meters may revert to the municipality’s general fund, unless specifi cally accepted by the city or town to be accounted for in a separate fund.

Injured on Duty Fund: Th e Act adds an additional paragraph to the end of G.L. c. 41, § 111F. Th e new para-graph allows municipalities to create, appropriate money to, and expend from a special injury leave indemnity fund for payment of police offi cers and fi refi ghter injury leave com-pensation or medical bills, rather than charging them to cur-rent departmental appropriations. Speed Limits (25 miles / hour): Th e Act creates Section 17C of Chapter 90 which vests the city council, trans-portation commissioner of the City of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, traffi c commissions and traffi c directors of any municipality which adopts this sec-tion to establish a speed limit of 25 miles / hour on any road-way inside a thickly settled or business district that is not a state highway. Aft er a speed limit is established under this section, the municipality must notify the Massachusetts De-partment of Transportation, Division of Highways. Opera-tion in excess of the speed limit established by this section will be a violation of G.L. c. 90, § 17. Speed Limits (Safety Zones – 20 miles / hour): Th e Act creates Section 18B of Chapter 90 which vests the city council, transportation commissioner of the City of Boston, the board of selectmen, park commissioners, traffi c commis-sions and traffi c directors of any municipality which adopts this section to establish designated safety zones on, at or near any ways in the municipality which is not a state highway, or if a state highway, with the approval of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. Des-ignated safety zones shall be posted with a speed limit of 20 miles / hour. Operation in excess of the speed limit estab-lished by this section will be a violation of G.L. c. 90, § 17. Electronic Citations: Th e Act makes several revi-sions to Chapter 90, regarding motor vehicle off enses, to im-plement the new electronic citations, or “E-Citations”, pursu-ant to the project administered by EOPSS and the RMV. In particular, (a) the defi nitions of “audit sheet” and “citation” have been revised to refl ect the use of electronic citations; (b) EOPSS is granted the authority to promulgate regulations and set standards for e-citations and association equipment requirements; and (c) the revisions ensure that both paper and electronic copies of citations are properly delivered by police departments to the RMV and district courts. Prioritization of Grant Funds to Regionalized Com-munities: Th e Act requires any executive agency that admin-

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General Counsel’s Corner continued

isters a program through which funding may be provided to municipalities, where regionalization may be feasible, to encourage municipal effi ciencies by prioritizing those appli-cations for funds which come from municipalities that have developed a method by which to jointly and more effi ciently utilize such funding.

DLR: Attorney Presence at Fitness-forDuty Exam

In the Matter of: City of Boston and Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (Case No. MUP-15-4374), the DLR ruled that where a Boston police union alleges that the city failed to bargain in good faith by not providing the union with prior notice and an opportunity to bargain to resolution or impasse over its decision to deny bargaining unit mem-bers the right to have a union representative accompany them at fi tness-for-duty physical examinations, the com-plaint must be dismissed because there is no evidence that the city changed a past practice or created a new one in mak-ing that decision. In particular, the DLR advised that “[h]ere, the Union has failed to demonstrate that the City altered an ex-isting practice or instituted a new one by denying [the offi -cer’s] requests to have [his attorney] accompany him into his physical exams.... Th ere is no evidence to support the Union’s contentions that prior to September of 2014, the City consis-tently allowed Union representatives to attend the physical examinations of offi cers..., or that the City consistently failed to recognize a substantive diff erence between the pre-exam interview and the actual physical exam. Instead, the evidence shows that except on one occasion in July of 2014, the City has never permitted third-parties to accompany offi cers into the actual physical examination room. Although the Union points to [the attorney’s] multiple instances of attending [] medical appointments with offi cers decades prior to 2014, nothing in the record reveals that he ever accompanied of-fi cers into their actual physical examinations.”

Update: MCOPA Policies & ProceduresProject

Th e MCOPA is pleased to announce that the fi rst policy and procedure of the MCOPA Policies & Procedures Project is currently being reviewed by the project commit-tee. While the committee anticipated beginning the project with the use of force policy, the committee has decided to begin the project with the protective custody policy in re-sponse to recent changes in the protective custody law and several requests by members. Immediately before this policy

is released to the members, the MCOPA will distribute an informational guide with respect to policy implementation.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS

10/13/16 12: 00 pm-Chateau Restaurant, Westboro

11/10/16 9:00 am-Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton

12/15/16 9:00 am-Angelica’s Rest., Middleton

GENERAL MEETINGS/EVENTS

9/28-29/16 2-Day Training, Norwood, MA

11/10/16 Super Meeting, PVCC, Sutton

12/15/16 Installation of Offi cers Angelica’s Restaurant, Middleton, MA

Th e MCOPA is expanding oursocial media presence

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Executive Director’s ReportMark K. Leahy

Mark K. LeahyExecutive Director

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. –John F. Kennedy

Summer has come and gone. Fall brings many new training opportunities, along with a fresh fi scal year budget. Th e MCOPA Fall Training Conference, conducted in part-nership with the Municipal Police Institute, the Mass. Major City Chiefs and the Municipal Police Training Committee, will take place on Wednesday and Th ursday, September 28-29, 2016 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel on Route 1 in Norwood. Last year’s trainer was a success and we expect this year to be much larger, thanks to word-of-mouth re-views from the last one. Th is is an effi cient way for Chiefs to meet several of this fi scal years’ mandatory in-service train-ing requirements while networking with their peers from across the Commonwealth. Last year’s conference received rave reviews on everything from content to instructors to the facility and food. Th e venue is conveniently located just off Interstate 95 southwest of Boston on Route 1. Parking is free and ample. Two other training opportunities are worthy of mention here. Th e New England Association of Chiefs of Po-lice (http://neacop.org) will hold their 91st Annual Training Conference at the beautiful Woodstock Inn in Woodstock, VT from Sunday, September 11th through Wednesday, Sep-tember 14th. NEACOP’s training programs have greatly im-proved in recent years, with current, important topics being addressed by a slate of excellent presenters. Th is is a unique chance to build upon the recent IACP Critical Issues Forum that brought together police executives from all six New England states to discuss current crises facing our agencies. Membership in NEACOP is a very modest $60.00 annually and promotes a strong fraternal rapport between the six New England states. Th e biggest single training opportunity of the year is the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference, held this year in San Diego from Octo-ber 15-18, 2016. Two hundred and fi ft y unique training ses-sions in thirteen targeted tracks will be held, along with over 750 companies showcasing their products. Th is is the largest single training opportunity in the world and worthy of your attendance. Th ere is simply nothing else like it. (http://thei-

acpconference.org) Be sure to visit our very own Municipal Police In-stitute (http://municipalpoliceinstitute.org/) for your in-service, specialized and classroom training needs for both sworn personnel and your dispatchers. Th is cost eff ective service is all about the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and our training needs. If you haven’t visited their website lately, take a look! Remember: If you’re not training, you’re not grow-ing and developing as a professional police agency….that you lead. Make the investment in yourself and your staff . Please remember to follow us on Twitter (@MAPO-LICECHIEFS) and like us on Facebook (Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association). Send us your successes so we can share them with our members across the Commonwealth!God speed and be safe.

Fraternally,

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COPPER Chief Michael R. Healy, Ret.

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Where did summer go? I remember as a young kid on summer school break thinking will summer ever end and when do we go back to school? Th ose days are certainly over. Now I take the summer furniture out, open the Cape house and next thing I know I am putting the furniture away and closing the Cape house. Th is year the Jimmy Fund Walk once again hits home. Not only with my diagnosis of Melanoma this past March, but as I am writing this article I have been notifi ed that my brother-in-law has brain cancer. Also, within the last few days I have received information that a chief who walked with us last year is being treated with stage 4 cancer, another chief ’s husband is in hospice with lung cancer and another has stomach cancer. We need to fi nd a cure and we need to do it soon. Please take a few hours out of your schedule to sign up for the Jimmy Fund Walk and to reach out to fam-ily, friends and people in your community to support your participation. Most would be glad to. All you need is to tell them you are doing it. Go online and sign up to walk. You COPPER chiefs get me your shirt sizes and where we can mail them to.

Th oughts for the Day A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile oft en, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are.

Mystery Trivia In the August newsletter I asked if anyone recalled the nickname attributed to the old style model 900A breatha-lyzer used by police departments in the late 1960’s through the 1970’s. Defense attorneys called it the “Dial a Drunk” test as the reading attributed to an off ender’s test results were controlled by the police offi cer conducting the test. Aft er the ampoules were inserted in the machine and the defendant blew into the mouthpiece the offi cer turned the small wheel until the two arrows lined up. Th ere were allegations that if a defendant was uncooperative the offi cer had the ability to turn the wheel to show a higher reading. Hard to believe that was ever done. Th at question received one of the highest responses in a long time. I believe there were almost twenty correct answers with the fi rst 4 coming within minutes of each other. Th is month’s winner of the free lunch is Chief Larry Barrett of Ashburnham who is more than astute to a free lunch as I carried him for years when he worked for me. Hard to believe he even knew the answer as the 900A Breath-alyzer machines were obsolete when he was a patrolman. I only hired smart young police offi cers.

Th is month’s trivia question We have all come to know and utilize MPI. Howev-er, who can answer this 3 part question knowing when MPI started, who the fi rst executive director was and where it was located. Chief Mark Leahy should be thanked when you see him as he is the MCOPA free lunch sponsor. Be the fi rst to respond to topcopwpd1@gmail.com with your answer.

How many remember receiving these monthly? Th is is a copy of the cover of the fi rst issue of MPI’s publication. Although MPI issued monthly informational reports begin-ning in January 1975 under the support of LEAA funds this was their fi rst publication to member police chiefs with sub-scription.

Jimmy Fund

Th ere have been 29 Massachusetts Police Chiefs who have been recipients of this award over the past 30 years. You can be the recipient of this award by committing to help fi ght cancer and support the Jimmy Fund. Become the thirtieth Chief!

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COPPER Chief Michael R. Healy, Ret.

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Just thinking a couple of thoughts A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer then men who mention it. It is a rarity to fi nd someone who can weigh other people’s faults without putting their own thumb on the scale.

Pictures from the past

Chief ’s Charlie Surpitski, Ipswich, Gene Passaro, Stoneham, Dave Har-rell, Essex, Christ Bouras, Danvers, Doug Warren, Boxford and Roger

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Th e picture above shows the north shore chiefs running in the MCOPA Run for Jimmy 1992. Th e picture was sent to me courtesy of Peter Carnes who did run, but is not pictured. It would be great to see some of these faces at the Jimmy Fund Walk this year representing the COPPER chiefs. Retired or active it does not matter you can make a diff erence. You can walk and you can help meet the MCOPA goal. We even had great representation from the Massachu-setts State Police when a frequent participant of our Run for Jimmy was none other than the Colonel Charlie Henderson pictured below.

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Transparency in PolicingChief George M. McNeil, Somerset Police Department

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In my 30 years of law enforcement I have seen that many police departments operated in almost complete se-crecy. Th is secrecy is one of tradition and lack of trust. Be-cause of this, the community knew very little about what a department did except in cases which involved a terrible tragedy or something highly unusual. Th e police culture is a combination of things; those things being mistrust of the media, the desire to keep the public in the dark, and a cyni-cal attitude perpetuated by a failure of the system to back the police. Times are now changing as is the thought process of police administrators. Th e value of community engagement and partnerships is now clearly evident. We are now seeing lines of communication opened up like never before. With the advent of citizen’s police academies, newsletters, and the dissemination of information via private social media net-works such as Nextdoor.com, the police are much more open to the sharing of information than ever before. Transparency is essential to be legitimate and this is because law enforcement is scrutinized like no other profes-sion. It is under the microscope every day and every decision made is second guessed. Th e images portrayed by the media on nightly television broadcasts show mistakes and unethi-

cal behavior displayed by a very small proportion of the po-lice but the police profession is one that is painted with a broad brush contributes to the distrust of the police by many communities. Of course, the police cannot be transparent in all that they do as there is information, investigations, and other activities that must remain confi dential. Transparency should never involve divulging sensitive information but it is meant to empower the citizens of every community with information they appreciate and understand. Transparency is accomplished in various ways. One of which is that the police department should have a web site that allows the public to access information about the de-partment and other relevant information that someone may have a question about. A department’s web site should also provide material that is clear and easily understood. Th is has proven to be an essential and very eff ective way of providing that high level of transparency that citizens demand. Social media has provided the police with numerous avenues to be transparent. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor have allowed local police to constantly feed information to its constituency. Th ings such as crime tips,

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Some psychologists and police offi cials are not fa-miliar with the latest criteria regarding psychological fi tness-for-duty evaluations based upon current research that was presented at IACP in 2012 in San Diego. Th ese criteria allow more fl exibility regarding the use of the FFDE process and would be helpful in assisting problem offi cers and/or identi-fying problems. Th e following is a summary of a research update pre-sented at IACP-PPSS at the conference.Italics in the text below are mine.

• Lower referral threshold “In any case where a police department reasonably perceives an offi cer to be even mildly paranoid, hostile, or op-positional, a fi tness for duty examination is job related and consistent with business necessity.” “Police departments place armed offi cers in posi-tions where they can do tremendous harm if they act irratio-nally. When a police department has good reason to doubt an offi cer’s ability to respond to these situations in an appro-priate manner, an FFDE is consistent with the ADA.”

“Results in referrals of employees who have no (or no signifi cant) psychopathology.”

• Higher fi tness standard “Pre-employment psychological suitability standardsfor law enforcement offi cers apply throughout their career.” “Results in public safety employees being potentially deemed unfi t for duty owing to psychological fi ndings that may not render them unfi t in another position.”

In summary: An offi cer does not need to manifest major psych is-sues for a referral for a FFDE. Additionally, their psych test results do not need to be in the range that usually indicates psych problems. In general, if there is a reasonable concern that the LEO may not respond appropriately to situations on the job a FFDE is called for. Lastly, the LEO is supposed to be held to pre-employment standards even aft er years on the job. Th ere may be some “wiggle room” in the psych’s assess-ment in these cases, but the offi cer’s mental status should not deviate very much, especially in critical areas of psych func-tioning that apply to police work.

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George Donovanfather of Retired Chief Alfred Donovan, Tewksbury

August 19, 2016

TEWKSBURY: George Bernard Donovan, age 90, a resident of Tewks-bury for 61 years, passed away peaceful-ly at his Tewksbury home on Th ursday, August 18, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Carolynn (Santorsola) Donovan and the late Eleanor (Alves) Donovan, who passed away on January 20, 1986. Born in Medford on June 28, 1926,

he was the son of the late Michael B. Donovan and the late Margaret (Kilroy) Donovan. George was raised in Medford, and graduated from Medford High School in 1944. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during World War II with Company A 47th Armored Infantry 5th Division. He was awarded several decorations for his active duty service including the Good Conduct Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the Word War II Victory Medal. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army on August 2, 1946, he attended Northeastern University, where he re-ceived his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as an engi-neer by the Textron Corporation in Wilmington, where he worked for 30 years. George was a former 20 year member of the Tewks-bury Planning Board, a former coach in the Tewksbury Youth Hockey Program, and a member of the Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks # 2070. He enjoyed numerous activities especially traveling, and playing golf. In addition to his wife, he is survived by fi ve sons, Robert Donovan and his wife Patricia, Michael Donovan, Retired Tewksbury Police Chief, Alfred Donovan and his wife Kathleen all of Tewksbury, David Donovan and his wife Lynne of Westford, and Mark Donovan and his wife Patricia of Tewksbury; one brother, Robert J. Donovan and his wife Virginia of Medford; 26 grandchildren, many great grand-children, nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

George was the grandfather of the late Ryan J. Dono-van, and brother of the late William Donovan, Lillian Foley, Leona Graffi gino, Claire Dockray, and Alice Doughty. Calling hours are Monday, Aug. 22, from 4-8 p.m. at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee St., Tewksbury. His funeral will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 9 a.m. from the funeral home, followed by his Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. William’s Church, 1351 Main St., Rte. 38, Tewksbury. Inter-ment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. In lieu of fl owers, donations in George’s memory may be made to the Ameri-can Parkinson’s Disease Association, 72 East Concord St., Boston, MA 02118 or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241.

Chief Michael Saharceski, Jr. (Ret.)Montague Police Department

August 15, 2016

TURNERS FALLS - Michael Saharc-eski, Jr. 83, of Unity St. died on Monday (8/15/2016) at the Baystate Franklin Medical Center. He was born in Pittsfi eld on July 26, 1933, the son of Michael Sr. and Stella (Aptacy) Saharceski. Mike attended lo-cal schools in Turners Falls and was a

graduate of Turners Falls High School Class of 1951, where he excelled in football, which earned him a scholarship to Northfi eld Mount Hermon, where he spent one year and then withdrew from school to provide full-time care for his ailing mother. He later continued his education with an As-sociate's Degree from Greenfi eld Community College in law enforcement. Mike served on the Montague Police Force for 31 years starting as a patrolman working his way through the ranks and retired as Chief of Police. He served six years as Chief of Police. He was previously employed by Modern Bakery in Turners Falls which was owned by his father and Strathmore Paper Company. Mike was a US Army veteran attaining the rank of Sp 3 (T).

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Transparency in Policingcontinued from page 13

unusual incidents, accidents, unusual crimes, and other im-portant issues in a community give police a hotline to the public. Th ese media outlets also allow an administrator to shape the view of his/her department by continually show-ing the department’s level of commitment to the citizenry. Giving positive insight to the department through outreach programs, community policing initiatives combined with ac-complishments of the department leave a lasting impression. Th ese good feelings toward the police department should lead to clear lines of communication, legitimacy, and public trust.

He was a charter and life member of the Montague Lodge of Elks #2521. He was a past offi cer and served on var-ious committees within the club for many years. He served on the Montague Cable Advisory Committee, the Gill-Mon-tague Council on Aging, was a communicant of Our Lady of Peace. Church serving on various committees, Turners Falls Senior Center volunteer and the Franklin County TRIAD.He leaves his wife of 56 years, the former Th eresa ""Terry"" C. LaBelle and son Steven at home, a daughter, Tracy, her boyfriend Erik, and Erik's daughter Kimberlyn of Erving, a sister, Dorothy Milkey and several cousins, nieces and neph-ews, including his nephew Chet Saharceski, whom he loved like a second son. Mike was predeceased by his parents, two brothers, Chester and Edwin Saharceski, two sisters, Camelia Doran and Michealina Handerek. Funeral services will be held on Friday (8/19/2016) at 9:15am from the Kostanski Funeral Home 1 Kostanski Square followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10am at Our Lady of Peace Church, 90 Seventh St. with the Rev. Stan-ley J. Aksamit, pastor offi ciating. Burial will be in Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Th ursday (8/18/2016) from 4pm-7pm at the funeral home. In lieu of fl owers memorial contributions may be made to Triad, Franklin County Sheriff 's Offi ce, 160 Elm St., Greenfi eld, MA 01301 or to Alzheimer's Association Mass/NH Chapter, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472. Sympathy message available at www.kostanskifuner-alhome. com

Chief Michael Saharceski, Jr. (Ret.)Montague Police Department

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