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<image:caption>Plymouth County commissioners selected Troy Clarkson for a three-year administrator contract paying $185,000, $61,000 above the advertised salary ceiling.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Official Alleges “The Fix Was In” with Plymouth County Hiring</news:title>
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