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Control Board Backs Search For Police Commissioner

By Paul Tuthill

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Springfield, MA – A divided Springfield Finance Control Board has voted to conduct a search for a new police commissioner. The three gubernatorial appointees on the board rejected calls from the mayor of Springfield , the mayor-elect, and others to forego a search in favor of appointing a local candidate. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.....