OSSIPEE — The town of Ossipee is looking for a new police chief, and a cowboy hat-wearing former candidate for sheriff has publicly announced he’s the man for the job.
In January 2021, selectmen honored outgoing police chief Joe Duchesne and promoted Lt. Anthony Castaldo to chief.
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It’s one thing to not want to wear a mask but to almost getting into a physical altercation over it shows a lack of stability that you probably don’t want in a police officer. Criticizing a parent for making a decision about their own child’s healthcare? Who among us would be happy with that?
Wiorthley sounds solid. Tempted to move to Ossipee from Effingham just to vote for him.
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