Choices narrow for chief of police; Candidate named to head Iowa force.Byline: Matthew Matthew one of the twelve disciples. [N.T.: Matthew] See : Evangelism Bruun FITCHBURG Fitchburg, industrial city (1990 pop. 41,194), seat of Worcester co., N Mass., on the north branch of the Nashua River; settled c.1730, inc. as a city 1872. Its important paper industry dates approximately from 1805. - The list of finalists for the next chief of police shrunk shrunk v. A past tense and a past participle of shrink. shrunk Verb a past tense and past participle of shrink shrunk, shrunken shrink to three yesterday with the withdrawal of a Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York man from consideration. Francis R. Donchez Jr., former police commissioner for Bethlehem, Pa., yesterday afternoon accepted the chief's job in Davenport, Iowa Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 98,359. A 2006 estimate tells that the city had grown slightly to 99,514. . Mayor Lisa A. Wong said yesterday she is weighing her options as the search continues, including whether to add another candidate to the mix in advance of a planned public forum Wednesday night where residents will be able to ask questions of the finalists. "I think we beat Fitchburg to the punch," Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. City Administrator Craig Malin said in a telephone interview about an hour after Mr. Donchez accepted the job. The Iowa department is roughly twice Fitchburg's size, with 164 sworn officers. Mr. Donchez, expected to assume his new duties in March, will earn $115,000 a year, said Mr. Malin, who made the appointment. The remaining finalists in Fitchburg are police Lt. Paul C. Bozicas, acting Lowell Deputy Police Superintendent Robert DeMoura and Tewksbury Deputy Police Chief Timothy Sheehan. A fifth candidate, acting Chief Philip J. Kearns Jr., was interviewed by members of the Fitchburg search committee earlier this month, but his name was not forwarded to Ms. Wong as a finalist. Ms. Wong said she is scheduled to interview the three remaining finalists tomorrow. "This is an opportunity for us to have a frank conversation," she said at her weekly news conference yesterday. Without naming anyone, Ms. Wong said she was considering adding another person to the slate of interviews in light of Mr. Donchez's departure. She also announced a public forum scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday at Weston Auditorium auditorium Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside. on the Fitchburg State College campus, where she will serve as moderator moderator - A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated mailing list or Usenet newsgroup. Moderators are responsible for determining which email submissions are passed on to the list or newsgroup. and ask questions of the finalists. The mayor is asking the public to submit questions in advance of the forum to her assistant, Ken Jones, at kjones@ci.fitchburg.ma.us. She said questions can also be submitted by phone to the mayor's office at (978) 345-9550. Ms. Wong said questions will be read ahead of time and will also be accepted the night of the forum. Ralph R. Romano III, who headed the search committee, said he knew Mr. Donchez was being considered for other posts when he interviewed in Fitchburg. "There were a lot of departments that were looking at him," Mr. Romano said yesterday. He said the committee looked at high-caliber candidates to lead the department. "We tried to be thorough and come up with the best," Mr. Romano said. Fitchburg Police Union President Ronald L'Ecuyer said he was surprised to learn of Mr. Donchez's removal from the field of candidates but was hopeful it would improve Lt. Bozicas' chance for the permanent job. Officer L'Ecuyer and others in the department have been critical of the search committee for voting on a slate of finalists in the union president's absence. Officer L'Ecuyer missed the interviews earlier this month because he was a pallbearer in a funeral for a retired detective. The union members voted last week to endorse To sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse. endorse (indorse) v. Lt. Bozicas, citing his commitment to the city. "We rallied our support behind the in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. candidate, and we're going to continue to do that," Officer L'Ecuyer said yesterday. "This gives us one less person to worry about." NAME: FITCHBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT |
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