New approach to hiring police officers is paying dividends in Houlton

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
2 years ago
Houlton Police Chief Tim DeLuca, shown at a Houlton Town Council meeting in March, spoke to the group Monday evening about the need for new firearms for the town's police force. (File photo: Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Faced with a nearly 50 percent job vacancy rate, the Houlton Police Department decided to change things up and look at how and why they were recruiting officers.Read more.