Deputy Fire Chief David Myles receives new badge.
Deputy Fire Chief William David Myles was sworn in at Thursday night's Board of Selectmen meeting. “First of all I just want to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager and Chief Schleicher for this honor privilege to be the next deputy chief,” Myles said. “Because it is an honor. I’m very proud to be given the opportunity.” Myles also thanked the men and women of Norton Fire Department, calling them second to none. The new deputy chief was sworn in by Town Clerk Danielle Sicard and had his new badge pinned to his chest by his wife, Sandy. Myles has been spent 23 years in the fire service, the last 19 in Norton. Previously he worked as an on-call firefighter in Raynham. He graduated from the Fire Academy in 1994 and became lieutenant…
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A busy day for the fire department tonight.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
The meeting will take place 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Scroll through the attached PDF to see what else will be discussed.
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Deputy Fire Chief Paul Schleicher appointed to the post.
Selectmen approved a provisional Fire Chief Thursday, to fill in after current Chief Richard Gomes retires at the end of July. Deputy Fire Chief Paul Schleicher was appointed to the post, and will take over the helm on July 28. The board acted immediately on receiving the nomination from Gomes, so there would be no vacancy in that important position while a permanent replacement is secured. Board members and Town Manager Michael Yunits expressed extreme frustration that they had not yet received the results from the March civil service exam. Two people took the exam, one of them Schleicher and the other unknown, and when the scores are finally received, the board will decide whether to promote the new Chief from within the department or …
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