Select Board appoints two police officers, adopts Pride proclamation
Natick Select Board appointed two police officers and adopted a Pride Month proclamation at its May 13 meeting. Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin and fellow board members voted unanimously on both items. New officers Matthew W. Hanley, 26, of Braintree, and Joshua P. Reget, 24, of Bellingham take posts
DocumentCenter · Meeting of May 27, 2026
Natick Select Board appointed two police officers and adopted a Pride Month proclamation at its May 13 meeting. Chair Kathryn M. Coughlin and fellow board members voted unanimously on both items.
New officers Matthew W. Hanley, 26, of Braintree, and Joshua P. Reget, 24, of Bellingham take posts June 1 contingent on police academy completion, bringing Natick to nine officers in training alongside 50 actively serving.
The board also approved advancement of the South Natick Dam removal project, with Director of Public Works Bill Spratt reporting that permitting is complete and construction will begin within one to two months; the approximately 1.4 million dollar project will cost the town 110,000 to 140,000 dollars, with state grants funding the remainder.
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Source: the DocumentCenter meeting of May 27, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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