There were no shortcuts for retired Acushnet Chief Kevin Gallagher. He started as a call firefighter, later named a permanent firefighter, then became chief.
There were no shortcuts for retired Acushnet Chief Kevin Gallagher. He started as a call firefighter, later named a permanent firefighter, then became chief.
FAIRHAVEN A massive recall petition is circulating around town against current Chair of the Board of Selectmen, Daniel Freitas.
According to the group who has organized the petition just under 1,500 signatures have already been collected, more than half than what is needed.
Why is Daniel Freitas being targeted by this recall effort?
According to the press release submitted by group calling itself Recall Dan Freitas, he “has created a circus of the Select Board by abandoning meetings in anger, skipping meetings to delay decisions, and gaslighting the public to place blame for his bad behavior on other people.”
Examples of this behavior the group gave in its press release are allegations that Freitas committed abusive treatment toward other Select Board members and town employees, manipulated the hiring process for the search for a new Town Administrator in order to favor an insider candidate, wasted $10,000 in taxpayer money for a recruitment screening process for th