Walsh Retiring Thursday, Interim Chief Named in Great Barrington
After four decades of service to the town of Great Barrington as a police officer, Great Barrington Police Chief, William Walsh will officially retire from his position on December 24th. He served the last 37 as chief. Walsh’s final day of work will be Wednesday, Dec. 23rd, the day before his 65th birthday.
As the town’s search for a new police chief moves toward its final phase, town manager Mark Pruhenski has appointed Sgt. Paul Storti as interim chief. Storti has served with the Great Barrington Police Department for 25 years, and since 2010 has held the rank of sergeant. Storti will hold the position as interim chief until a search committee comes up with a permanent replacement for Walsh. The search for a new chief has been underway since early fall. At that time, a volunteer Police Chief Search Committee screened initial applicants. The process is now entering its final phase with three finalist candidates b
Sherborn Police Chief Search Committee to seek public safety consultant
Sarah Freedman, Correspondent
SHERBORN With Lieutenant David Bento voted in as the appointed interim police chief at the Dec. 3 Select Board meeting, the newly created Police Chief Search Committee is hard at work to find a permanent candidate for the position.
The eight-member committee includes Select Board members Eric Johnson and George Morrill, who is chairing it; Chuck Yon, Paul DeRensis and Jeff Waldron; Fire Chief Zach Ward, Vicki Rellas from the Personnel Board, who serves as vice chair, and Michael Richards, a retired police chief with 26 years of experience on the force.