Two Cape Town Administrators Passed Over for Western Mass. Job

Harwich Town Administrator Chris Clark

EAST LONGMEADOW – Two Cape Cod Town Administrators who were finalists for a Town Manager’s job in Western Massachusetts did not get the position.

East Longmeadow selectmen decided to hire their interim manager, Denise Menard, over Harwich Town Administrator Christopher Clark and Bourne Town Administrator Thomas Guerino.

Clark was recently a finalist for the town administrator’s job in Yarmouth, but lost out to former Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik. Clark was also a finalist for the same job in Brewster.

Guerino was picked as the next town manager for Longmeadow in 2012, but was never able to agree on a contract and stayed on Cape Cod.

Bourne selectmen recently started the process of looking at a possible contract extension negotiation with Guerino.

His current contract expires at the end of June, but selectmen wanted to get it out of the way to focus more time on overrides for a fire station and new school and budget discussions prior to Town Meeting in the spring.