FRYEBURG, Maine — Fryeburg has a new police chief.
Aaron Mick of Wilton, Maine, will replace Joshua Potvin, who resigned at the end of July. Mick, who was chief in Dixfield, Maine, will start Dec. 4.
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Wish him the best! BUT of all the times that
Officer Michael McAllister has always acted as police chief, why not give the job to him. I feel this is a disservice to a man who has always served this town well. Never heard a complaint about him. As far as I am concern he should have been given the position instead of being passed up once again to some one outside of the department.
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