Swampscott Town Administrator Thomas Younger
BY GAYLA CAWLEY
SWAMPSCOTT — Swampscott may soon be without its town administrator.
Thomas Younger is one of three finalists for the same job in Stoneham.
Patricia Walsh, chairwoman of the Stoneham Town Administrator Screening Committee, revealed the news at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting.
The other two remaining candidates for the position are Sean Fitzgerald, town manager for Plaistow, N.H., and Jeffrey Towne, deputy town administrator and director of finance in Natick.
Six candidates were interviewed, said Thomas Boussy, a Stoneham selectmen and member of the screening committee.
“All three of them will take us where we want to go,” Boussy said. “There are three different management styles.”
The Stoneham selectmen have yet to set a date for interviews for the final candidates. But Boussy told his colleagues that it must be done soon. He said any finalist chosen would give four weeks notice, so the new administrator won’t take the job until September. Stoneham has been without a permanent town administrator after the board did not renew David Ragucci’s contract, according to reports. He left on June 30 and Robert Markel, interim town administrator, has been in place since then, Walsh said.
Younger was hired as town administrator for Swampscott in 2012.
“Tom (Younger) has told me that he’s very happy here in Swampscott,” said Naomi Dreeben, chairwoman of the Swampscott board of selectmen. “This opportunity came up in Stoneham and he’s exploring it.”
Younger would not confirm or deny his status.
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