OSSIPEE — Ossipee Police Chief Joe Duchesne has submitted his resignation to the town, effective next January, after serving less than two years in that position.
The resignation letter from Duchesne, 44, of Effingham was read aloud by Selectman Sue Simpson at the board’s July 20 selectmen’s meeting.
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