Retired Longmeadow police chief appointed interim head of Hampden force
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
HAMPDEN Retired Longmeadow Police Chief Richard A. Marchese has been named interim police chief in Hampden.
Marchese, a director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, was appointed by the Select Board at the Thursday, Jan. 7 meeting via Zoom. He will serve until Thursday, April 1, or until a permanent police chief is selected and sworn in.
Marchese assumes the helm from longtime Hampden Police Chief Jeff Farnsworth, who recently resigned to take on a new role at the state Executive Office of Public Safety. Farnsworth has been with the department for more than three decades. He will stay on to help Marchese transition into the interim role until his last day, Saturday, Jan. 16.
Hampden Police Chief Jeff Farnsworth resigns to assume new post
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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HAMPDEN After nearly 30 years with the town’s police force, Hampden Police Chief Jeff Farnsworth has resigned to accept a new position.
In a Dec. 17 letter to town officials, Farnsworth provided a 30-day notice of his resignation in accordance with his contract with the town. His last day with the Hampden Police Department will be Saturday, Jan. 16.
Farnsworth confirmed his resignation, but said he could not speak to his new position until the organization released an official announcement.
Farnsworth has served as chief since 2006. His police career began in 1986 as a patrol officer in Southampton Police Department. He transferred to Hampden Police Department in 1992.