The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 16, 2022 SPR22/2780 Courtney Almeida Paralegal Bristol County District Attorneys Office 888 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Ms.

Office ofthe City Solicitor 133 William Street, Room 203 New Bedford, MA 02740-6163 Dear Attorney McDermott: I have received the petition of Mary K. Ryan, Esq. of the firm Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, appealing the response of the City ofNew Bedford (City) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2).

Murray Supervisor of Records March 24, 2021 SPR21/0588 Officer Michael Boswell Records Access Officer New Bedford Police Department 871 Rockdale Avenue New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Officer Boswell: I have received the petition of Maximo Sterling appealing the response of the New Bedford Police Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, l0A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 5, 2021, Mr.

Assistant District Attorney Records Access Officer Bristol County District Attorneys Office 888 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Attorney Almeida: I have received the petition of Todd Wallack, of WBUR, appealing the response of the Bristol County District Attorneys Office (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 24, 2023, Mr.

G1-12-239 TOWN OF DARTMOUTH, Respondent Appearance for Appellant: Pro Se Charles Silvia Appearance for Respondent: Anthony Savastano, Esq. 404 County Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Commissioner: Christopher C.

Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC 227 Union Street, Suite 606 New Bedford, MA 02740 liz@mtclawyers.com RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Lydon: This office received a complaint from Daniel Albert on July 17, 2023, alleging that the Marblehead Complete Streets Committee (the Committee) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25.

Mead, Talerman & Costa, LLC 227 Union Street, Suite 606 New Bedford, MA 02740 By email only: liz@mtclawyers.com RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Lydon: This office received a complaint from Stephen Morgan on June 8, 2023, alleging that the Ashland Select Board (the Board) violated the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, 18-25.

City of New Bedford, (SJC-11759) (Slip Op. May 16, 2015). In your letter, you contend that portions of the requested records ought to be withheld from disclosure pursuant to Exemption (d) of the Public Records Law.

City of Somerville, 23 MLC at 259; City of New Bedford, 15 MLC 1732, 1737 (1989); City of Boston, 6 MLC 1117, 1126 (1979).

City of New Bedford, 20 MCSR 196 (2007).What civil service law does not permit, however, is to decide to fill a vacancy through acting, out-of-grade appointments when there is an active, eligible list for that position, which is precisely what happened here.