A firestorm broke out across social media recently with the announcement that Bourne Department of Public Works Director Shawn L. Patterson has taken a leave of absence from his position.
Bourne Town Administrator Marlene V. McCollem and members of her staff at Bourne Town Hall have been cleared by Bourne police of accusations that they secretly audio-taped meetings held in
Bourne Department of Public Works Director Shawn T. Patterson made it crystal clear to the Bourne Select Board: his department does not have the personnel nor the funding to expand