Interim Rutland fire chief named; search on for permanent one

RUTLAND — Mayor David Allaire has taken the first steps to launch the search for the city’s next fire chief and tapped a department veteran to hold the post in the meantime.
Allaire told the city’s Board of Aldermen at a meeting Monday night that he has chosen Deputy Fire Chief Bill Lovett for the interim position of chief. The board, as is its practice, tabled the mayor’s nomination for two weeks and will act on the appointment at its next meeting.
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