The decision was announced by Mayor Elaine Pluta.
James Neiswange, of South Windsor, has been named Holyoke's new police chief.HOLYOKE – A police captain from Connecticut was selected as the next police chief for the city Thursday.
James Neiswanger, 48, of South Windsor, Conn., a captain on the Manchester, Conn. police force accepted the position of police chief and will begin negotiating a new contract soon, Mayor Elaine A. Pluta announced.
He was chosen over Pedro J. Perez, 58, who is a retired first deputy superintendent of police in New York, to replace Police Chief Anthony R. Scott. Scott retired in April when he reached 65.
A selection committee originally named five candidates as finalists for the job, but three dropped out, leaving Perez and Neiswanger as the two candidates for the position.
The public is invited to meet the new chief at 11 a.m. Friday in the mayor’s office in City Hall.
More details coming on MassLive and in The Republican.