Civil Service ‘missed the boat’ on Solomon ruling – Lawrence MA
By Brian Messenger | Eagle-Tribune A judge yesterday heard two starkly different takes on the state Civil Service Commission decision that cleared Joseph Solomon’s return as Methuen police chief in 2010. A lawyer for Solomon argued the decision to reduce his firing to a one-year suspension without pay is “bulletproof” and dismissed the city’s appeal as a waste of time. But City Solicitor Peter McQuillan