Rochester’s Select Board Tuesday approved an outstanding new hire for the Rochester Police Department.
The board endorsed Rochester Police Chief Michael Assad’s appointment of Jaclyn B. Kaulbeck as a new full-time patrol officer. Upon introducing her to the Select Board, Assad noted Kaulbeck is a 19-year veteran of police work in Massachusetts. He said she’s had extensive experience as a police officer, sergeant, and detective with the Walpole Police Department, and her current position is as academy director of the Randolph Regional Police Academy.
“Her experience spans the full spectrum of modern policing responsibilities,” said Assad, noting Kaulbeck has also served as an instructor at multiple police academies from active-shooter training to CPR/First Aid to officer safety. The board quickly voted in favor of the appointment without further comment.
In other action, the board learned from Town Administrator Cameron Durant that the town has published a town annex bid procurement notice. Durant explained the town’s lease for the current town annex building within the Rochester Women’s Club facility is close to ending and this is a formality before simply renewing the Women’s Club lease for another three years.
The board approved the Cranberry Trifest Triathlon route through town on August 23.
The board endorsed the Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride fundraiser’s use of the town on October 3.
The board approved a request from developer John Maffei to change the name of two streets within the Trailside Estate Project. Pending approval by Building Commissioner Paul Boucher and Fire Chief Scott Weigel, the street names will change to Maplewood Drive and Applewood Drive.
The board chose the winner of the Photo Contest for the front cover of the next Annual Report. It is a view of one of the town’s pond shores taken by resident Abby Shaw.
The next meeting of the Rochester Select Board is scheduled for Monday, March 2 at 6:00 pm in Town Hall, 1 Constitution Way.
Rochester Select Board
By Michael J. DeCicco