Below is an AI generated summary of todays Town Press Release Press Release: October 28, 2026 Release of Investigative Reports – Town Manager Shaun Mulholland
Summary: Town of Londonderry Investigation Results, 10/28/2026.PDF
Source: 2026-10-28 Investigation Results News Release. 2 Pages
The Town of Londonderry initiated two separate inquiries following anonymous grievances lodged against former Town Manager Shaun Mulholland. While the initial review conducted by Attorney Eric Maher found insufficient proof to support the first set of claims, a subsequent evaluation by Attorney Christopher Vrountas substantiated multiple violations. Specifically, the Vrountas report uncovered credible evidence regarding retaliation, bullying, unprofessional behavior, and a lack of candor toward the governing council. Furthermore, the findings indicated that the former manager actively obstructed and interfered with both independent probes as well as a state labor board proceeding. Ultimately, the town council voted to release the complete investigative findings to the public while fully exonerating Councilors Dan Bouchard and Ted Combes of any impropriety.
Overview
The Town of Londonderry released the results of two investigations into allegations concerning former Town Manager Shaun Mulholland. The Town Council authorized both investigations following anonymous complaints received in January and March 2026.
The key distinction is that the first investigation did not substantiate the allegations it examined, while the second investigation sustained multiple allegations of misconduct, including retaliation, bullying, dishonesty, and interference with investigations.
1. The two investigations
Investigation 1 — Attorney Eric Maher
Complaint received January 6, 2026 · Report delivered June 2026
The investigation examined allegations involving:
- An allegedly hostile work environment amounting to illegal discrimination.
- Possible Town Charter violations involving Councilor Dan Bouchard’s attendance at meetings.
- Alleged intimidation of Town employees.
- Possible improper interference in Town operations by Councilor Bouchard.
- Alleged preferential raises for supportive employees and mistreatment of others.
Finding: The evidence did not substantiate the allegations examined in the January complaint. The press release notes that Maher interpreted the allegations relatively narrowly and focused on whether conduct met the legal standard for discrimination or violated the specific provisions he examined.
Investigation 2 — Attorney Christopher Vrountas
Complaint received March 30, 2026 · Report delivered October 2026
This investigation took a broader approach, examining the Town Code of Conduct, workplace behavior, retaliation, transparency, and Mulholland’s duty of candor to the Town Council.
Finding: The investigation sustained multiple allegations against Mulholland, finding credible evidence of misconduct and failures to comply with Town policies, the Town Charter, and state law.
2. What the second investigation found
According to the press release on pages 1–2, the Vrountas report sustained the following allegations against Mulholland:
- Retaliation against others.
- Bullying, intimidation, and unprofessional or disrespectful conduct.
- Dishonesty or lack of candor toward the Town Council.
- Improper interference with investigations, including failure to recuse himself from investigations concerning his own conduct.
- Obstruction and undermining of his own investigation. The report cited an email in which he reportedly described the investigation as a “scam” and instructed department heads not to cooperate, despite knowing the Town Council had authorized it.
- Improper interference with the Town’s response to a complaint before the Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB). The report found that he failed to recuse himself and put his personal defense ahead of the Town’s interests.
The release characterizes the evidence as significant and credible.
3. What about Councilors Dan Bouchard and Ted Combes?
The press release explicitly states that both Councilor Dan Bouchard and Councilor Ted Combes were fully exonerated by the investigations.
It further states that investigators found no evidence that either councilor engaged in wrongdoing. This is an important distinction because allegations involving both councilors arose during the investigations.
4. Why the findings matter
The release highlights several issues beyond whether illegal discrimination occurred:
- Scope of the investigations: The first investigation concentrated on a narrower set of allegations, while the second considered broader workplace and governance standards.
- Accountability and transparency: The second investigation addressed whether the Town Manager complied with the Charter, Town policies, and his obligations to the Council.
- Integrity of investigations: The findings concerning alleged interference and failure to recuse raise questions about the independence of investigations into a manager’s own conduct.
- Public disclosure: The Town Council voted to release both complete reports.
The full reports are identified in the release as available at the Town’s investigation webpage: londonderrynh.gov/investigation.
Bottom line
The October 28 press release presents a materially different conclusion from the two investigations. Maher’s report did not substantiate the allegations within its narrower scope. Vrountas’s broader investigation found evidence supporting allegations of retaliation, bullying, dishonesty, and interference with investigations.
At the same time, the Town says that Councilors Bouchard and Combes were cleared of wrongdoing.
Important limitation: This summary reflects the Town’s press release, not an independent review of the underlying investigative reports. The release summarizes the findings but does not provide all the evidence, witness accounts, or legal analysis needed to independently assess each conclusion. It also does not, in the text provided, explain what employment or disciplinary action followed from the findings.
October 28, 2026 Town Council Press Release (PDF), 2 Pages
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