In Rye, King wins Select Board race; Ross and Hodgdon win library seats
RYE Deferred from March, Rye voters headed to the polls Tuesday, electing school and town officials and easily approving both warrants.
Challenger Tom King defeated incumbent selectman Mae Bradshaw on a vote of 762 to 444. Bradshaw had served the board for 10 months, after she was chosen to replace Keri Roman, who resigned.
Incumbent Jeff Ross and JoAnn Hodgdon won the Library Trustee seats, defeating Bruce Valley and Thomas Moulton. A fifth person on the ballot, Anne Decker had previously withdrawn from the race but not in time to have her name removed from the ballot.
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Farmington town administrator won t be charged, prosecutor says
Belknap County Attorney Andrew Livernois said he made the decision on Tuesday.
“He’s presumed innocent and at this point not going forward with any charges,” said Livernois, who took over the case from Strafford County after it was determined the alleged offenses occurred in a Belknap County community.
Capello was on paid administrative leave due to the investigation. Capello confirmed in a phone interview Wednesday he has been back at work since Monday. He participated in a regional call U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., held with other town administrators Monday.
FARMINGTON Town Administrator Arthur Capello remains on paid leave as authorities investigate sexual assault allegations made against him late last year.
New Hampshire State Police recently completed their investigation into the allegations and have forwarded their findings to the Strafford County Attorney’s Office for review, according to Deputy County Attorney Emily Garod.
Garod said she anticipates soon determining whether charges will be brought forward against Capello.
As of Tuesday, Capello hasn’t been charged with any crimes. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
“It came in for review for a sex assault investigation,” Garod said, declining to speak in detail about the allegations because of the stage of the investigation and because her office hasn’t had the case for long. “This one I think is trying to be fast-tracked because he is on leave, so they’re hoping to get an answer either way soon.”