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McGlynn Calls for Housing Director's Resignation

Mayor asked authority director to resign in a letter Wednesday.

By Jarret Bencks (Patch Staff) - May 15, 2012 4:18 pm ETPatrick asked Covelle to resign through a letter from Aaron Gornstein, his housing undersecretary, on Thursday, citing the findings of the federal audit. Patrick also replaced his appointment to the authority's commission Eugene McGillicuddy with Sean Caron. McGillicuddy is related to McGlynn through marriage, he said during a housing meeting in April after being asked about his relationship to McGlynn by Medford resident and videographer Joseph Viglione.

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McGlynn Calls for Housing Director's Resignation - Medford, MA Patch

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May 15, 2012 - Medford, MA - Mayor asked authority director to resign in a letter Wednesday. ... to the authority's commission Eugene McGillicuddy with Sean Caron. ... to McGlynn by Medford resident and videographer Joseph Viglione.

McGlynn, who appoints four of the five members of the housing board, said he did not speak up on Covelle’s behalf until Covelle was one of two finalists. But at least one other finalist for the job withdrew after Covelle’s connections became apparent.

“I reassessed my job search and decided not to pursue it,’’ said John Coddington, former executive director of the Everett Housing Authority.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/04/23/medford-housing-authority-director-under-fire-for-allegedly-giving-jobs-friends-and-family/zQTKNG31lxDI5FECNVaQ8N/story.html