Pinning ceremony celebrates promotions for Methuen police officers
METHUEN — Police Chief Scott McNamara described Thursday's promotional pinning ceremony at Nevins Library as a once-in-a-generation occurrence.That...
METHUEN — Police Chief Scott McNamara described Thursday's promotional pinning ceremony at Nevins Library as a once-in-a-generation occurrence.That's because 11 police officers were promoted at the event out of 98 sworn police officers who serve in Methuen, when a department that size would normally see just one or two promotions a year, McNamara said.He attributed the large number of appointments in part to attrition, but also to the 'expansion and full-on reorganization' of the department that he undertook when he was hired 15 months ago.