Bruce Tait Wrote:Bruce  
Administrator   Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Boston, MA
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My father was a bank president; I've actually held a $10,000 bill in my hands.  

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Obituary for Lindsay Tait

Lindsay L. Tait,78, of Long Hill Rd. Cheshire, passed away Thursday September 20, 2007 at his home.� He was the husband of Anne (Campbell) (Nesbit) Tait and the late Evelyn Tait. � Mr. Tait was born April 20, 1929 in Quincy, MA the son of the late Samuel and Annie (Logan) Tait.� He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Cheshire.� Mr. Tait was raised in Massachusetts and graduated Quincy High School in 1948.� He attended the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks, graduate school at Brown University and Associations Management Development Program at the University of Mass.� He served in the U.S. Army being stationed in Guam in 1948 serving on a Military Police detail. Mr. Tait later served in Vienna, Austria during the Korean War.� Mr. Tait was the Assistant Treasure at the Quincy Savings Bank and in 1970 became the President at Braintree Savings Bank and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.� He was the Past President of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce where he was an active board member.� He served three years as a non-government member of the United Nations.� Under auspices of the State Department he traveled to China and Africa.� Mr. Tait was a member of the Republican Party, a life member of the Rural Lodge in Quincy, as well as the American Legion.� He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan.� He enjoyed scuba diving, skiing, hunting and reading.� Besides his wife, Mr. Tait is survived by two sons Ian F. Tait and his wife Deborah of Brownfield, ME; Bruce D. Tait and his wife Lynda of Weymouth, MA; a brother Douglas and his wife Pat of Chambersburg, PA; a sister-in-law Virginia Tait of Kissimmee, FL; three grandchildren Cameron, Elizabeth, and Danielle; his stepchildren Richard Nesbit and his wife Candace of Cheshire, Beth Barnes and her husband Robert of Prospect, John Nesbit of Wallingford, Nancy Atnes and her husband Brian of Manasquan, NJ; his step-grandchildren Taylor, George, Mathew and Justin; three nephews and a niece.� He is predeceased by his brothers Samuel, Thomas.� Arrangements A funeral will be held on Saturday September 22, 2007 at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Cheshire, 111 Church Dr.� Burial will follow in Cheshire Hillside Cemetery. The Slater Funeral Home, 242 S. Main St. Cheshire is in charge of arrangements. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1004, Meriden, CT 06450 or to VNA Hospice, 50 Brookside Dr., Waterbury, CT 06708.� These arrangements and online condolences are available at www.slaterfh.com.

Don Dresden Wrote:Besides his wife, Mr. Tait is survived by two sons Ian F. Tait and his wife Deborah of Brownfield, ME; Bruce D. Tait and his wife Lynda of Weymouth, MA;

Quote:By M. Dirk Langeveld, Staff Writer
Published: Nov 13, 2009 12:00 am

FRYEBURG — A police officer fired earlier this year for inappropriate text messaging , speeding and issuing false summonses, among other things, is seeking reimbursement for wages that were not paid while he was on administrative leave.

Ian Tait, who was an officer with the Fryeburg Police Department from January 2004 until his termination was upheld by the Board of Selectmen on April 24, has filed a civil suit charging the town with failure to pay wages and failure to provide health insurance.

Sarah Glynn, Tait's attorney, said his pay was wrongfully withheld when he was placed on unpaid leave on Sept. 30, 2008. Tait appealed the pay issue to Town Manager Martin Krauter and Tait's salary was reinstated around Oct. 17. Glynn says the pay was again stopped on Jan. 5 and Tait had to pay $1,189.80 in out-of-pocket medical expenses while he was not on the town payroll.

Glynn says Tait's salary was improperly withheld between Sept. 30 and Oct. 16, 2008, and between Jan. 9 and March 31, 2009. She says the department's personnel policy does not allow payment to be withheld, and that the town is liable for the health insurance costs during those periods. She also says the town must pay double the amount of wages that would have been allocated to Tait during that time.

Town attorney Mark Franco has denied all charges in the lawsuit. He lists 23 affirmative defenses, including Tait's failure to object to not being paid in the lead-up to his termination and admissions of breach of conduct.

Chief Philip Weymouth fired Tait after determining that he had engaged in misconduct including accepting a gratuity, inappropriate text messaging and interaction with other employees, speeding and issuing false summonses. Weymouth determined that Tait had violated the police department's standard operating procedure and the town's ethics and personnel rules.

Tait appealed the decision to Oxford County Superior Court after selectmen voted 2-1 in April to uphold Weymouth's decision. His appeal charged a lack of due process under the municipal procedures and state and federal constitutions, as well as a failure to provide an impartial hearing and violation of the Freedom of Information Act.

Glynn said in the appeal that Weymouth restated testimony from town employees during a hearing before selectmen, and that the employees were unavailable for cross-examination. She also said other officers "engaged in the same or similar conduct, and were not disciplined and remain employed by the town of Fryeburg."

In court documents, Tait admitted to making mistakes but said he did not believe his conduct justified dismissal. He said he accepted $25 to help a funeral home remove a body from a death scene, but later returned the money. He said the text messages were sent to other officers as a joke during testing of new cell phones, and that he occasionally wrote tickets to fictional characters during down time.

In one case, Tait said a brief report meant as a joke was mistakenly sent to the Fire Marshal's Office in relation to a 2005 incident in which the Fryeburg Academy gymnasium was destroyed by arson. The report took the testimony of "Kleenup Kitty," which Tait said was a reference to a running joke between the police and fire departments.

Tait said he was asked by the selectmen to investigate whether town funds and supplies were being used to support a security and firearms business started by former police chief Wayne Brooking and two police officers, but Tait stopped the investigation when asked to do so by a selectman.

According to court documents, other officers stated that the items for the security business were legally acquired and that Tait continued his investigation after being told to stop. Tait was also accused of undermining authority and having a poor attitude.

Justice Andrew Horton ruled in September that the appeal should be dismissed because it had not been filed within 30 days of the board's decision to uphold Tait's termination.

mlangeveld@sunjournal.com

Armando Ramos Wrote:It seems to be hereditary.  Los hermanos Tait are not just both cops but...

Bruce Tait Wrote:It is with great pleasure and pride that my wife and I announce that our boy/girl twins have been graciously bestowed with Doctoral degrees from the Millard Fillmore Institute by President John Bear, on the occasion of their second birthday. Cameron Tait earned a Doctor of Child Psychology, while Elizabeth Tait is now a Doctor of Elementary Education.

So, for $1.52 in postage, my 2-year old children now have higher degrees than their father, who slaved away taking courses for 10+ years.  

The diplomas are getting framed, and will be hung above their cribs, since they are more impressive than any of my diplomas!  

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Armando Ramos Wrote:It seems to be hereditary.  Los hermanos Tait are not just both cops but...

I believe that is a manifestation of what geneticists refer to as the "asshole gene."

Brother Ian's malfeasance seems to be small potatoes on the relative scale of cop hijinks.  That he got sacked for it supports the notion that there is more going on there than meets the eye.  To wit, the very same extreme assholism, assholish conduct, and general assholitudity that we have come to associate with Brother Bruce.  

Quote:Solving Driver Crisis

      Today I got my April edition of Heavy Duty Trucking magazine. As always, I found it to be very informative. I am writing this to discuss with you the problem of driver shortages. Personally I am in a very different position in the transportation world. I am a police officer with the town of Fryeburg, Maine. One of my specialties is DOT/CMV enforcement. But before I became a cop, I worked for Wells Fargo Armored Service. I held many positions there, from driver to branch manager. One of the positions I had was OTR driver. We went from South Easton, Mass., to all over New England. I really enjoyed it. A lot of people didn't want to do OTR runs. But I will say Wells Fargo was one-thousand-percent honest with us about OTR runs. They told us where we would be going, when we would be home, where we would be staying (armored trucks don't have sleeper cabs), and how much we would earn on the trip. And they kept their promises. They were great about communication on the road and our dispatchers actually cared. It was a great time for me. When I moved into management, I remembered the way I was treated and did the same for my employees. Be honest, be fair and keep your promises. It seems that many OTR drivers today are either being lied to, or have a very bad misconception of what an OTR driver does. Many of the drivers I deal with are angry because of no home time, or being sent on a run they didn't want. But lack of miles/money is the one complaint I have never heard.

      All I know is that honesty and communication kept me "Over the Road."
                                                                           
Ian F. Tait

Quote:taking phony statements from fictional characters (something that sounds like fraud),