Embattled Methuen, Massachusetts Police Chief Joseph Solomon has submitted retirement papers following a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Solomon has been on paid leave since last month, when the Massachusetts Inspector General issued a report concluding he had helped draft labor contracts benefiting himself and those close to him. The report… Methuen Dec 24, 2020
Methuen’s police chief is on leave after a scathing report from Massachusetts officials investigating his salary and those of other high-ranking officers. Mayor Neil Perry said Friday that Chief Joseph Solomon and Capt. Greg Gallant have been placed on paid administrative leave. The report from Inspector General Glenn Cunha, “Leadership Failures in Methuen Police Contracts,” found that former Mayor.
Calling hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Temple Street will be closed from Harding Street to Green Street from 1 p.m. to the end of calling hours Wednesday.
The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Temple Street will be closed from 8 a.m. until the end of the Mass Thursday.
The procession from the funeral home to the church will be Plantation Street, Belmont Street, Lincoln Street,Goldsberry Street, Summer Street, MLK Jr. Boulevard, Foster Street, Front Street, Washington Square, Grafton Street, Temple Street and ending at St. John Church.
The funeral procession will stop at the Worcester police station, where Familia will be transferred from a hearse to a horse-drawn carriage. The transfer will be done privately at the memorial. No one is allowed on police property during the transfer, Amy Peterson, communication specialist for the city manager’s office, said.