Wonder where they found him? Gee...wonder where he worked before the housing authority...
“I’m very angry and very upset about this,’’ Baumeister said. “Someone has made a huge mistake. It’s going to have to be dealt with.’’'
Covelle allowed James J. O’Brien, a close friend of the authority’s operations director (that ain't the ONLY one O'Brien was a close friend of...,) to be hired as a maintenance worker in 2010 without board approval and without obtaining the usual criminal background check, records show.
A recent check by the authority indicated he was a sex offender, according to several board members.
Covelle, who is on two weeks unpaid leave from his $126,000-a-year post, could not be reached for comment Wednesday. In the past, he has said he has done nothing wrong and looks forward to returning to work.
http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/05/03/medford_mayor_housing_authority_call_for_resignation_of_housing_chief_robert_covelle/
Medford mayor, Housing Authority call for resignation of housing chief ...
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May 3, 2012 - The entire Medford Housing Authority board as well as the city's mayor ... Covelle allowed James J. O'Brien, a close friend of the authority's ...Medford Housing Authority moves forward with reforms - News ...
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Jul 18, 2012 - The Medford Housing Authority Board of Commissioners approved hiring ... a grievance filed by former maintenance employee James O'Brien.Tenants moved out of Quincy housing amid ... - Medford Transcript
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Oct 18, 2016 - The Quincy Housing Authority on Monday moved residents from 22 units at ...James Morgan, former president of the O'Brien Towers tenant ...