New Salem Selectmen Appoint Part-Time Police Officer
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of August 31, 2026
New Salem Selectmen unanimously appoint William Salifu-Tex as part-time police officer. Salifu-Tex, currently a sergeant at Greenfield Community College where he also served as Interim Director of Public Safety, brings eight years of law enforcement experience and prior work with Chief Charles Brooks. The position fits within the police department's current budget for part-time patrol shifts.
Selectwoman Susan Cloutier reported on Watershed Stewards group efforts to secure state attention and increased compensation for regional watershed protection, with an in-person meeting scheduled for next month.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of August 31, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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