Mike McLaughlin Sworn in as Mansfield's Newest Firefighter

The swearing-in ceremonies in town continued last night at the selectmen meeting when Mike McLaughlin was sworn in as the town's newest firefighter.

A third generation firefighter and lifelong resident of Mansfield, McLaughlin attended Mass. Maritime Academy and ran his own business on Cape Cod before returning to Mansfield to become a firefighter.

"We're looking at someone who's tied to our community, somebody who has roots in our community, and somebody who understand what service to our community is really about," Fire Chief Neil Boldrighini said of McLaughlin.

Before the ceremony, McLaughlin took part in his first big fire when Mansfield responded to a kitchen and attic fire on Stearns Avenue earlier in the day.