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Patrick urges Robert Covelle to resign

Medford housing chief is unswayed

By Sean P. Murphy and Andrea Estes

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 28, 2012

Gov. Deval Patrick demanded the resignation of the leader of the embattled Medford Housing Authority on Friday amid an intensifying investigation into alleged favoritism in hiring and contracting at the agency as well as possible theft of money from the sale of metal salvaged from a housing project.

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