By Devon Cormier
Staff Writer

New Boston Police Chief Gregory Begin was elected Police Chief of Weare in a landslide victory on Tuesday, March 8.

More than 800 voters supported the Weare resident to fill the seat during the first year that Weare is electing, rather than appointing, a police chief.

“I’m going to sleep better tonight because now I know,” Begin said. “The election is over. This really gives me a bigger sense of community.”

Begin said New Boston officials have opted to hire an outside interim chief as soon as possible so Begin can start his new job in Weare.

Begin hopes to start on March 21, although he has decided to finish up the DARE program he is running at New Boston Elementary School this year.

Weare residents voted to elect a new chief last March, after Chief Myles Rigney became the center of controversy. Weare selectmen placed him on administrative leave in November for an undisclosed reason.