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🌱 Patch AM: Why are officers leaving Westborough for towns like Chelmsford?

And check out Hot Cocoa with Santa on the Chelmsford Patch calendar

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  • Why are officers leaving Westborough for towns like Chelmsford?

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  • Sunday: Intermittent snow, 1-2", with a high of 32 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• New England Police Union Urges Westborough To Fix Police 'Staffing And Compensation Crisis' (patch.com) — Chelmsford gets a brief mention as one of several departments that have hired officers leaving the Westborough Police Department amid what a regional police union calls a staffing and pay crisis. The union says Westborough has lost 13 officers since fall 2024, largely over compensation, and warns that remaining officers are stretched thin covering unfilled shifts while wearing body cameras without added pay.
   

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