NORTHBOROUGH – Northborough Deputy Fire Chief Neal Aspesi returned to the hot seat during the Select Board meeting on Feb. 9 following an explosive January meeting where Select Board member Jacob Jones accused Aspesi of misleading residents throughout the process of building a new fire station.
The new fire station – approved by Town Meeting in October 2024, and through a townwide ballot on Election Day one month later – will be located at 61-65 West Main Street. On Jan. 12, Jones debuted a 26-slide presentation that argued Aspesi and Chief David Parenti had provided inaccurate information to Town Meeting, specifically regarding the degree to which the site was cleaned-up.
Having first seen the presentation just hours earlier, Aspesi and Parenti – following the advice of their legal counsel – declined to comment as Jones gave his presentation. Select Board member Michael Tietjen made a motion to postpone the conversation to allow time for the chief and deputy to prepare, though it was ultimately unsuccessful and the presentation went forward…