WESTFIELD – As former Police Chief Lawrence Valliere stood in the city council chambers after being recognized by state and local officials for his 41 years of police work, he recounted a conversation with another former Westfield police chief, John Camerota, with his friends, family and mother looking on.
“He said, ‘Did you make a difference in this city?’” Valliere said of the conversation he and Camerota had soon after Valliere retired last January.
