Hartford police chief eager to follow family back to Maryland
Phillip Kasten (Town of Hartford photograph)
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Modified: 1/11/2021 8:56:36 PM
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Hartford Police Chief Phil Kasten’s decision to leave the department after six years is a result of his family’s recent move back to Maryland, he said.
“It’s a decision I have not come by easily,” Kasten said Monday, adding that his wife and children returned to Maryland in September so his wife could help care for her 92-year-old mother. Kasten will join them after his position officially ends Feb. 5, and said he plans to take on a new job as a consultant for public safety agencies.
New Hartford town manager embraces tackling tough issues
Modified: 12/30/2020 9:38:05 PM
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION Hartford’s incoming town manager says she applied for the position after seeing the way town officials and community members have approached controversial issues including immigration over the last year.
“I really liked that Hartford was not afraid to tackle the tough problems,” Tracy Yarlott-Davis said in a phone interview Wednesday, using the much-debated Welcoming Hartford ordinance, which was approved at Town Meeting in March, as an example. The ordinance prohibits Hartford police and other town officials from sharing a person’s citizenship information with federal authorities.