Seekonk Official Ripped for Hosting Bingo Game
The town's human services director obtains a Bingo license without consulting the town administrator or selectmen.
Earlier this month, three people played Bingo at the Seekonk Council on Aging building. The cost was 25 cents per game. What these gamblers probably did not know was that their actions would lead to a heated discussion at a Board of Selectmen meeting. Town Administrator Pam Nolan and Selectman Bob McLintock ripped Human Services Director Bernadette Huck at the meeting Wednesday night for hosting the game because she obtained a license without notifying Nolan or the selectmen. "Bingo is Bingo and it's gambling regardless of how you call it," McLintock said. "The fact of the matter is you should not have done what you did as it relates to your own board, this board and also the town administrator." He added, "There's a lot of other things …
In this Article:
William Rice
10:47 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
This needs to be made into appropriate plaque, carried into meeting an displayed at appropriate times more ›