Town Meeting members established the study committee in June after much debate and aired concerns over a controversial warrant article that proposed removing Swampscott's police and fire chiefs from ...

PALMER – The police union has sent a letter to the town manager asking that it be included in any future discussions about the possible elimination of civil service so that "an informed, responsible ...

Whether or not to remove the Barnstable Police Department from the Massachusetts civil service is a question members of the department and others will explore in coming weeks, now that the Town ...