WEYMOUTH — Mayor Robert Hedlund says he is backing off his bid to keep Police Chief Richard Grimes past his forced retirement age because of pushback from officers eager to move up the ranks.Hedlund had asked town councilors to file a home-rule petition with the Legislature that would exempt Grimes from a state law that requires public safety employees to retire at 65, but both officials decided to withdraw the request before a town council meeting Monday after the police [...]
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