OSSIPEE — Police Chief Donald Babbin was fired by the board of selectmen in a unanimous vote Monday night.
"He has been terminated," Selectmen’s Chair Jonathan Smith said in a text Tuesday morning, referring to Babbin and adding the vote was unanimous.
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This looks like a hit job on the chief. First it mentions time log problems but then goes to the ICE issue.
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