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...actually showing visitors around Cambridge, although he previously said he would be in Everett on state business. The report prompted Vellucci to resign the job with what appeared a weak protestation of innocence. A departmental investigation followed, resulting last week in the five-day suspension of Ralph Antonelli, Vellucci's supervisor, for failing "to report and supervise properly Alfred Vellucci, an employee under (his) supervision...
...Vellucci's supporters rallied quickly. While Vellucci has stated he does not know why Antonelli was supended, some of his supporters hint the department's action was little more than a slap on the wrist, a face-saving move designed to end the political firestorm as quickly as possible. They contend that the supervisor did not deserve a suspension but the reprimand was an easy way to avert a long investigation. Two weeks ago The Real Paper--like Vellucci, a staunch advocate of rent control--lashed out at the Globe report as "sleazy journalism." The "Spotlight Team," it noted, trailed...
Still, the suspension of Antonelli lends support to the Globe's conclusion that Vellucci behaved improperly. Owen L. Clarke, state commissioner of corporations and taxation, said yesterday the suspension of Antonelli does not necessarily imply Vellucci violated...
...state allowed elected officials to take time off to attend to their official duties, and records indicate that over the past several years Vellucci signed out properly before taking his leaves, he said. The suspension of Antonelli stems from a charge that he did not supervise Vellucci's activities properly, Clarke said. The two most important questions--whether the suspension was levied for just cause, and if so, if it was related to wrongdoing on Vellucci's part will not be answered until the department holds a hearing for Antonelli. That will not take place until after Tuesday's election...
Vellucci defended Antonelli in an interview this week, saying he does not understand why the department suspended him. "He knew where I was; he did nothing wrong," Vellucci said. He would not, however, attribute any political motivations to the move...