Topic: Quigley Chief
Attorney: Kurland’s fight with Brookline not over
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, April 4, 2012
BROOKLINE – Former police Sgt. Michael Kurland may have lost an appeal of his firing exactly a year ago, but his lawyer said one of …
Brookline prevails in wrongful termination suit filed by former sergeant
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
NASHUA – Former Brookline Police Sgt. Michael Kurland has lost his lawsuit against the town, according to records filed in Hillsborough County Superior Court. Kurland, …
Fired Brookline police sergeant questions selectmen
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Sunday, March 4, 2012
BROOKLINE – Former Police Sgt. Michael Kurland, making his first appearance at a public meeting since being fired last year, accused selectmen of misleading the …
Widow critical of board’s response
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 16, 2012
BROOKLINE – A widow who claims a delayed response to her 911 call played a role in her husband’s death is criticizing the Board of …
Putney’s Brookline selectman stint done
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Monday, January 30, 2012
BROOKLINE – The town’s top board will need new leadership, after Tad Putney announced this week that he would not be running for re-election. Putney, …
Former Brookline sergeant argues bias influenced dismissal
By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 25, 2012
NASHUA – Former Brookline police Sgt. Michael Kurland had his day in court Tuesday and claimed town leaders relied on a biased investigation when they …
Police matters burden legal account
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, January 23, 2012
BROOKLINE – Nearly $50,000 was spent on legal expenses for the town in 2011, almost $30,000 more than what was budgeted. Of the $49,983 expended …
Fired police sergeant in court to claim bias
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, January 23, 2012
BROOKLINE – Fired police Sgt. Michael Kurland gets his day in court Tuesday when his attorneys ask a judge to reverse the town’s decision to …
Brookline: Officer got disciplined
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, January 16, 2012
BROOKLINE – A police officer who delayed responding to a medical call last year because he didn’t have lifesaving equipment in his cruiser and had …
Criminal investigation of Brookline police chief’s son not finished
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, January 9, 2012
BROOKLINE – A criminal investigation into the police chief’s son isn’t over, according to state police, despite what was announced by selectmen at their last …
Sides apart on Quigley domestic case probe in Brookline
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 3, 2012
BROOKLINE – Nicole Shank, the former girlfriend of Jonathan Quigley, has formally complained to the Board of Selectmen three times, accusing officials of sidestepping her …
Brookline police action faulted in death
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, January 3, 2012
BROOKLINE – A woman whose husband died of an apparent heart attack while police and ambulance services were responding says a delayed response by the …
Former girlfriend of Brookline’s chief’s son files third complaint
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, December 19, 2011
BROOKLINE -- Nicole Shank, the former girlfriend of Jonathan Quigley has filed a third formal complaint with the Board of Selectman, saying the board has …
AG awaits state police probe of domestic violence charges against Brookline chief’s son
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, December 6, 2011
BROOKLINE – Roughly two months after the Board of Selectmen referred a complaint to the attorney general about the Police Department’s response to an alleged …
Ex-girlfriend of chief’s son seeks surveillance videos related to case
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, November 7, 2011
BROOKLINE – The former girlfriend of Jonathan Quigley, son of Police Chief William Quigley III, has asked the town for copies of surveillance videos for …
Brookline police chief’s son request to drop permanent protective order against him denied
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, October 4, 2011
MILFORD – Milford District Court Judge Martha Crocker on Friday denied a request from Jonathan Quigley, son of Brookline Police Chief William Quigley III, to …
Domestic violence case involving Brookline police chief’s son referred to county attorney’s office
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, August 29, 2011
BROOKLINE – The question of whether the town’s police chief had knowledge of a domestic violence incident involving his son and the son’s former girlfriend …
Brookline chairman to ask for state probe of domestic violence case involving police chief’s son
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, August 17, 2011
BROOKLINE – The chairman of the Board of Selectmen said he plans to ask state police to examine whether the town Police Department had knowledge …
AG: Chief didn’t perjure himself
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, July 27, 2011
BROOKLINE – Police Chief William Quigley III did not perjure himself at his son’s hearing in Milford District Court on July 11, the state attorney …
Quigley initially wanted part time
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, July 21, 2011
BROOKLINE – The town got what it wanted last week, and it wasn’t what Police Chief William Quigley III wanted. “When we set out to …
Resident wants towns to be accountable
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, June 22, 2011
BROOKLINE – Dennis Skey has launched a one-man campaign to make town government more accountable, and he wants to inspire elected officials and taxpayers to …
Brookline selectmen required to post annual audit
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, June 13, 2011
BROOKLINE – Selectmen might not like a taxpayer’s request to post the most recent town audit faulting the town for a number of accounting deficiencies …
Brookline has no official record of chief’s hours
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, June 6, 2011
BROOKLINE – The town doesn’t keep an official record of how many hours its part-time police chief works, other than the time slip that Chief …
Time to reform ‘double dipping’
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Let’s be clear about this right from the start: Brookline Police Chief William Quigley III is not the only public employee in New Hampshire who …
Brookline Police chief’s double dipping reveals violations
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Sunday, May 8, 2011
BROOKLINE – Brookline’s police chief was anything but a part-time employee during his first four months on the job. From the end of October until …
Here is a Timeline of Quigley’s employment as brookline police chief
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Timeline of Quigley’s employment as police chief Brookline Police Chief William Quigley III worked many more hours than he was allowed under state and federal …
Kurland lawsuit claims Brookline chief was on ‘a targeted and deliberate mission’ to have him fired
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, May 5, 2011
NASHUA – From his first day on the job, Brookline Police Chief William Quigley III was on “a targeted and deliberate mission” to fire Sgt. …
Brookline selectmen seal minutes of non-public session to discuss police chief, secretary
By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Tuesday, April 19, 2011
BROOKLINE – The Board of Selectmen made no decisions Monday night after a meeting in nonpublic session where they discussed the personal relationship between the …
Brookline selectmen schedule private meeting to discuss relationship between police chief and his secretary
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, April 18, 2011
BROOKLINE – The Board of Selectmen has scheduled a nonpublic session today to discuss the relationship between the police chief and his secretary. The meeting …
Brookline braces for next lawsuit
Monday, April 11, 2011
The purge of the Brookline Police Department by Selectmen Tad Putney, Clarence Farwell and Jack Flanagan should now be complete. First, they fired Police Chief …
Brookline board fires police sergeant
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, April 5, 2011
BROOKLINE – The Board of Selectmen fired Police Sgt. Michael Kurland on Monday evening during a brief session to conclude his personnel hearing. Selectmen voted …
Brookline Police sergeant’s fate delayed to Monday
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Saturday, April 2, 2011
BROOKLINE – The fate of police Sgt. Michael Kurland remains in doubt after selectmen decided to postpone a decision on whether to fire him based …
Brookline official: Police chief’s hours are OK
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 30, 2011
BROOKLINE – The chairman of the Board of Selectmen says officials aren’t concerned about the police chief working overtime, despite the restrictions on the chief’s …
Media to blame for Brookline chief controversy, selectman’s chair says
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
BROOKLINE – Any controversy surrounding the town’s new police chief is the fault of the media, Selectman Chairman Tad Putney said at the start of …
Brookline disciplinary hearing continues: Witness describes prior Quigley-Kurland conflict
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Saturday, March 19, 2011
BROOKLINE – When he was deputy chief of police in Weare, William Quigley III told a job applicant who was a friend of his son’s …
On-leave Brookline police sgt. wants hearing on his firing open to the public
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, March 17, 2011
BROOKLINE – Police Sgt. Michael Kurland, who has been on paid leave since Dec. 14, has asked the Board of Selectmen for a public airing …
Brookline Police chief’s hours in question
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Sunday, March 13, 2011
BROOKLINE – Even though the Board of Selectmen changed its contract with Police Chief William Quigley III and edited the definition of “part-time” in the …
Town must pay $3.5k, chief may owe too, over full-time work
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 2, 2011
BROOKLINE – The town expects to pay roughly $3,500 into the New Hampshire Retirement System to compensate for the time Police Chief William Quigley III …
Retirement probe of chief addressed
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 23, 2011
BROOKLINE – Selectmen pledged to cooperate with a state retirement system investigation into whether Police Chief William Quigley III is working full time while drawing …
Brookline police union supporting its chief
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The members of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 93, Local 3657, of the Brookline Police Department have voted unanimously to support …
Police union lines up behind chief
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 10, 2011
BROOKLINE – Police Chief William Quigley has been on the job for three months, and so far the other officers in town like his leadership. …
State law governs retirees’ double-dipping
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Sunday, February 6, 2011
When he interviewed for the job as Brookline police chief, William H. Quigley III made clear to town officials that he was receiving a pension …
Brookline Police chief allowed to commute, but ex-chief chided for it
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Sunday, February 6, 2011
In the months since William Quigley III took the job as chief of the Brookline Police Department, he has been welcomed warmly by townspeople and …
Selectmen make mess of Brookline police
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Brookline selectmen don’t have too many important hiring decisions to make, but one of the most significant is certainly the town police chief. William H. …
Full-time debate whether chief part-timer so he can get pension
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 1, 2011
BROOKLINE – William H. Quigley III has been the town’s police chief since Oct. 25. …
Brookline police sergeant suspended with pay
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Friday, January 28, 2011
BROOKLINE – The police sergeant who served as acting chief for almost six months following the firing of former Brookline Police Chief Tom Goulden has …
Open house to introduce police chief
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, January 3, 2011
BROOKLINE – The Board of Selectmen is hosting an open house at Town Hall on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. to introduce the new police chief, …
Brookline swears in new police chief
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Saturday, October 30, 2010
BROOKLINE – William Quigley III, the town’s new police chief, brings 34 years of experience in New Hampshire law enforcement to Brookline after he was …
Brookline board chooses new chief
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 13, 2010
BROOKLINE – The town is about to get a new police chief, and it’s not the expected. The Board of Selectmen announced Tuesday afternoon that …
