Troy's retiring fire chief heading to Watervliet

WATERVLIET – Troy Fire Chief Thomas O. Garrett will retire this week, then cross the Hudson River to become the part-time chief of the Watervliet Fire Department."It will be good to have an experience chief come in," Mayor Michael Manning said Tuesday.Watervliet Fire Chief Robert Conlen recently retired from command of the 24 officers and firefighters in Watervliet creating the vacancy for chief.