ATHOL — The town has a new planner, beginning soon.
Town Manager Shaun Suhoski said this week that a screening committee narrowed 20 applicants to three. Suhoski said he interviewed the finalists and offered the job of Director of Planning and Development to Eric R. Smith, who accepted.
Smith is certified by the American Planning Association, holds a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan, and has planning experience with small towns and regional commissions. Smith is to begin April 11.
ATHOL — Police Chief Timothy Anderson introduced the Board of Selectmen to the department’s newest officer, Steven L. Adams Jr., this week.
“It’s great to have him on board, we have nothing but the utmost confidence that he will be an effective and efficient police officer,” Anderson said.
Adams joined the department in October and has been in training since, graduating from the full-time police academy March 11.