Farrell Smith O'Connell

06/22/2021

06/22/2021

June 21, 2021 Statement in response to Rockport Board of Selectmen Chair Ruth George:

06/21/2021

Click below to access the June 21, 2021, Statement

Taxpayers sue Rockport for illegal management

02/04/2021

Statement from Rockport Fire Chief Jimmy Doyle:

“It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve in and lead the Rockport Fire Department for the better part of my career. Every day I have lived in this town, I have thought of how to give back to it - as a volunteer firefighter, as a local businessman, as a Friends of Rockport Athletics member, as a parent and grandparent. Even though I vigorously disagree with the Town’s actions of the past year and the Selectmen's decision tonight, I hold my head high knowing that every day that I put on my uniform I was doing it for this community - and I’m proud of my fellow firefighters who will continue to risk their lives to do the same.”

02/03/2021

***AMENDED MEETING ID, SEE BELOW***
BOARD OF SELECTMEN - Wednesday, February 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
ZOOM Meeting: https://rockportma-gov.zoom.us/j/87545779044 Meeting ID: 875 4577 9044
To connect via phone dial: 1 929 205 6099 then enter the above Meeting ID

MEETING AGENDA
6:00 pm
A. Meeting Called to Order
B. Discussion of and/or action on Employment/Appointment Status of Fire
Chief/Chief Fire Engineer/Chief Fire Prevention Officer/Fire Inspector
C. Meeting Adjourns

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02/03/2021

Click below to see FireLawBlog.com’s interview of Liam O’Connell regarding Chief Jimmy Doyle

In this episode, Curt interviews Attorney Liam O’Connell who represents Fire Chief James Doyle and numerous Rockport taxpayers who are concerned with the actions of town officials that they claim are illegal. Chief Doyle is facing a termination hearing this week while the taxpayers are suing the t...

02/03/2021

Chief Doyle wanted this hearing public, not the Town of Rockport, we will ensure that it is:

02/02/2021

Rockport Fire Chief Jimmy Doyle’s hearing is this Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom:

ZOOM Meeting: https://rockportma-gov.zoom.us/j/89712454711
Meeting ID: 897 1245 4711

01/26/2021

MacLeod, et al. v. Rockport: Rockport Taxpayers seek injunction against Town for unlawful and rogue mismanagement.

Taxpayers sue Rockport for illegal management

01/26/2021

http://www.firelawblog.com/2021/01/25/taxpayers-lower-the-boom-on-rockport-over-poor-treatment-of-fire-department/

A handful of Rockport taxpayers have filed a scathing twelve-count, 147-paragraph, twenty-four page complaint accusing town officials of an assortment of misdeeds in an apparent attempt to undercut the fire chief and re-assign command of the fire department.

12/09/2020

https://www.mass.gov/lists/dmf-public-hearing-notices

Under the provisions of M.G.L. Ch 30A and pursuant to the authority found in M.G.L. Ch. 130 ss. 17A & 80, the Division of Marine Fisheries and the Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission schedule public hearings to accept comment on regulatory actions and proposed changes to 322 CMR.