The Boston Globe: Patrick to oust UMass chair
Governor Deval Patrick has rounded up enough votes on the University of Massachusetts board of trustees to muscle aside Stephen P. Tocco and probably replace him with Robert J. Manning, an investment executive who is the board’s vice chairman, UMass officials say.
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Faced with his probable removal as chairman, Tocco, who had initially rejected Patrick’s request that he step down before his current term expires next summer, is meeting today with the governor’s senior staff. He has been trying to persuade the governor to give him several more months as chairman.
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