Just when you thought it was over

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For months last year, the burg of East Hampton, CT was essentially paralyzed by the town manager's summary firing of its police chief and the repercussions thereof. Throughout the sordid episode, Police Chief Matthew A. Reimondo was depicted as a lily white victim of then Town Manager Jeffery O'Keefe's cruelty.

Now, it seems that that depiction may not have been entirely accurate.

The [East Hampton] police chief has been reprimanded after acknowledging he sent two racially offensive e-mails last year from his town computer.

Acting Town Manager Robert G. Drewry told the Town Council Tuesday he has dealt with what he calls "a personnel issue" involving Chief Matthew A. Reimondo.

You know, when you help to tear a town inside out, making hundreds come to your defense, you might want to demonstrate that those hundreds had something worthy to fight for. I'm just sayin'.