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Administrator - Select Board

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Select Board approves Police Chief contract after executive session

Hopedale Select Board approves Police Chief R. Lima contract after executive session. Chair Scott Savage, Ms. Glenda Hazard, and Mr. Bernard Stock voted 3-0 to approve the contract following a closed meeting to discuss negotiation strategy. The board also unanimously accepted a $106,811.20 donation

Select Board addresses financial discrepancy; employee placed on administrative leave.

Select Board addresses financial discrepancy discovered during audit closeout. Town Administrator Mitchell Ruscitti reported that auditor Marcum identified approximately $300,000 in discrepancies in a revolving account, leading to the discovery of roughly $84,000 in uncashed checks in an employee's

Hopedale Select Board approves donations, police hires, voting devices.

Hopedale Select Board approves donations and appointments, starts voting device planning. The board unanimously accepted a $70,725 donation to the Legal Donation Fund and appointed patrolmen Andrew Grenier and Justin Kulesza, effective February. Town Administrator Ruscitti advanced planning for

Select Board appoints Lt. Ricardo Lima as next police chief, effective November 2026.

The Hopedale Select Board unanimously appointed Lieutenant Ricardo Lima as Chief of Police, effective November 2026, after interviews and succession planning. Chair Scott Savage, Bernard Stock, and Glenda Hazard voted 3-0 to advance the appointment following the current chief's retirement notice.