The StateReference Massachusetts database contains 105,298 documents collected from state agencies, municipalities, and police departments.
Request for public records made to Town of Marshfield by Chris Collins.
Request for public records made to Town of Chelmsford by Chris Collins.
Request for public records made to City of Methuen by JOHN Hillard.
Request for public records made to City of Malden by Malden NewsNetwork.
Over 3,000 documents including spreadsheets showing the disposition of internal investigations, Brady disclosure letters, and entire case files. Also see submissions to the POST Commission.
Logs showing requests municipalities have received under the Massachusetts public records law.
Determinations made by the Supervisor of Records related to requests for public records.
Find grievances filed by unions and individuals with The Department of Labor Relations and The Civil Service Commission. We also have union contracts from municipalities across the state.
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