Wellesley Select Board promotes detective to sergeant
The Wellesley Select Board unanimously promoted Detective Michael A. Mankavech to Police Sergeant on July 21, filling a vacancy since May. Chief Scott Whittemore presented the selection from six competitive candidates; Mankavech holds a master's degree in criminal investigation and served as the
Select Board · Meeting of July 21, 2026
WELLESLEY — The Wellesley Select Board unanimously promoted Detective Michael A. Mankavech to Police Sergeant on July 21, filling a vacancy since May. Chief Scott Whittemore presented the selection from six competitive candidates; Mankavech holds a master's degree in criminal investigation and served as the department's Field Training Officer.
The Board also unanimously appointed firefighters Xander Marcoux, a Wellesley High graduate, and Henry Ghilani, a Natick resident with electrical apprenticeship experience. In separate action, the Board reached consensus to join a class action antitrust suit against fire truck manufacturers with approximately 24 to 25 Massachusetts municipalities already signed on; formal vote deferred to August pending Town Counsel review.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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