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Framingham – Framingham to choose between two for the City’s Chief of Police position – Lester Baker (Deputy Chief of the Framingham Police Department) and James H. Rhoden Jr., (Major/Commander of the Baltimore Police Department)On Monday, October 26, at 5 p.m., the Framingham community is invited to a Zoom meeting to get to know the two candidates better.


Mayor Yvonne M. Spicer will moderate the Zoom Community Meeting. Each candidate will be given equal time to provide an overview of his vision for the Framingham Police Department and answer questions from the Framingham community.

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If people cannot attend the Zoom Community Meeting and have questions, please email kmcfalls@framinghamma.gov with the subject line: October 26, Framingham Police Chief Candidate Zoom.

A recording of the meeting will be provided to everyone who emails a question(s).

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86995303033?pwd=Q3RhQjljZkZGN3JreEdhYU1ac3lyUT09
Passcode: 851034

Or iPhone one-tap :
    US: +16465588656,,86995303033#,,,,,,0#,,851034#  or +13017158592,,86995303033#,,,,,,0#,,851034#

Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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Webinar ID: 869 9530 3033
Passcode: 851034

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Twenty-one people initially applied for the Framingham Chief of Police position. Of the 21, six were chosen to participate in an assessment center, from which four were selected for interviews.

The two finalists were confirmed following the interviews.

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Susan Petroni is the former editor for SOURCE. She is the founder of the former news site, which as of May 1, 2023, is now a self-publishing community bulletin board. The website no longer has a journalist but a webmaster.