Small town secrets

An elected official in Townsend resigned from his position on Thursday, shortly after the NBC10 Boston Investigators started asking questions about the revocation of his drug and alcohol counseling license by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Chaz Sexton-Diranian had been serving as the chairperson of the Board of Selectmen, but it turns out he had kept a key detail…

Chaz Sexton-Diranian has stepped down as chair of the Townsend Select Board after questions from the NBC10 Boston Investigators.

Police in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, say a former elected official in their town will not face criminal charges, according to an investigative report obtained by NBC10 Boston. That conclusion comes after our “Small Town Secrets” story last July, which found the select board chair living with his wife at a home 20 miles away in Braintree. When we confronted Anthony…

Police say a former elected official in West Bridgewater won’t face criminal charges after our investigative report showed him living in Braintree.

The head of public works in Holbrook, Massachusetts, is permanently off the job following an investigation into his hours and work. Keith Nastasia and the town have decided to part ways after questions were raised about him working two taxpayer-funded jobs. He had a big job in Holbrook, and took an additional full-time job with the state. Ten months and…

Keith Nastasia is off the job as head of the Holbrook Department of Public Works following a double-dipping investigation.

Plumbing and electrical repair work at the private home of the deputy superintendent at the Norfolk County Jail has sparked ethical concerns.

House calls for repairs at the private home of the number two person in charge at the Norfolk County Jail allegedly involving public employees are raising ethical concerns.   Licensed plumber Mike Ramponi, who retired from the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department in August, fixed a lot of leaks and problems with heat at the jail during his 20-year career,...

The NBC10 Boston Investigators shine a light on the secrets public officials want to keep hidden in our “Small Town Secrets” special.

A Brockton couple was sitting at a stoplight late at night with their baby boy in the backseat when an SUV suddenly smashed into them. Behind the wheel of the vehicle that hit them? An off-duty Brockton police sergeant.

It was after midnight on May 19 and Damian Dorsey’s shift at his warehouse job in Mansfield, Massachusetts, had just ended. His fiancée, Jessica Nash, picked him up and headed home to their apartment in Brockton. In the backseat, the couple’s 5-month-old baby boy, Beckham, rode along for the late-night routine. Dorsey recalled how few drivers were on the...

Emanual Gomes, former chief of the Brockton Police Department, admitted in court that if his negligent driving case went to trial, there would be enough evidence to convict him.

The former Brockton police chief is admitting that if his negligent driving case went to trial, there would be enough evidence to find him guilty. Emanual Gomes entered that plea in Worchester District Court Wednesday. The judge continued the case without a finding for six months, meaning if Gomes doesn’t violate his probation, the conviction will be dismissed from...

An NBC10 investigation raised questions about whether the Select Board chair in West Bridgewater lived in the community. After resigning from his elected position last month, Anthony Kinahan submitted a letter, asking to be removed from the town’s registered voter list.

Court filings show the agreement between federal prosecutors and Robert Kennedy was reached earlier this month. The anticipated plea is scheduled for September 20 at the federal courthouse in Boston.

An effort to dismiss a negligent driving case against the former Brockton police chief was denied by a Worcester County judge, according to a copy of the decision obtained by NBC10 Boston. The criminal charge against Emanuel Gomes stems from a three-vehicle wreck he caused in his department vehicle in May 2021. The police chief did not receive any citations…

A negligent driving case against the former Brockton police chief, who was involved in a crash that caused serious injuries and flew under the radar for nearly a year, will not be thrown out.