tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34813364.post8308510978474560757..comments2023-04-29T10:46:15.521-04:00Comments on Western Mass Politics and Insight: The Year in SpringfieldMatt S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09757055831124959814noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34813364.post-16889760459680089272007-01-01T14:25:00.000-05:002007-01-01T14:25:00.000-05:00Nice job with your summary. The police commissione...Nice job with your summary. The police commissioner finalist list was released about three months after Commissioner Flynn was selected. From the <a href="http://www.masslive.com/news/topstories/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1147420017100220.xml&coll=1">article</a> in the <i>Republican</i>, dated May 12, 2006:<br /><br />"Other finalists for the position were: Springfield Deputy Police Chief William J. Fitchet, the former acting commissioner; Edward T. Cannon, deputy police chief in New York City; and Robert W. McNeilly, former police chief in Pittsburgh. Semifinalists included Springfield police Capts. Robert McFarlin, Peter J. Dillon and William C. Cochrane."<br /><br />MassLive.com also provides the archived <a href="http://www.masslive.com/cgi-bin/prxy/xmedia/nph-cache.cgi/cache=300;/mass/republican/graphics/051206finalists.pdf">graphic</a> (PDF) that appeared in the paper, with photos of the finalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com