BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Select Board ended a resident's public comment Monday night after he repeatedly swore at members and accused the board of illegally shutting him out of a meeting the week before.

Speaking during the first public comment period of the Nov. 2 meeting, the man, whom board members addressed by his first name, said the board had started an executive session before the posted start time of a meeting on Oct. 27 and had kept him from attending.

"Why'd you illegally keep me out last week?" he asked. "Why did you illegally have me denied access to a public hearing?"

He told the board he had reviewed the last 12 months of its executive sessions and found "issues everywhere," and said the board had not followed the law on how to go into a closed session. He also said he was still waiting for a portion of a recording he had requested, which he called "the 14 seconds," and complained that the town was using "taxpayer dollars" to pay for an attorney.

"I'm not gonna stop showing up until all of you are held accountable," he said. "This whole board's gonna be held accountable."

He said a video of an earlier exchange had drawn "almost 200,000" views the previous week and that he had not received an apology from any board member. "This is how you treat 100% disabled veterans," he said.

As his remarks continued, he repeatedly told the board to "follow the f---ing law." A board member asked him not to swear and told him he was being disruptive, and he was told he had been speaking for about nine minutes. "Thank you for that, but I would have appreciated an apology," he said before sitting down.

He returned during the second public comment period near the end of the meeting, telling board members they were "all in timeout" and accusing them again of breaking the law. He told the board it had cited a section of state law to enter executive session that evening without saying what would be discussed, and said that when he asked for clarification he was told to leave.

After a warning, the board member running the meeting said, "I'm ending your public comment," and said the board was invoking state law on disruptive behavior. "We'll see about that," the man replied.

Board members did not respond to the substance of his allegations during the meeting.

The next speaker, who said he had served in the military for 14 years, thanked the board. "This town has been so much for veterans," he said.