Raymond Bower News Today

Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave failed to reach a plea deal with prosecutors on eight felony charges, including one for theft of $19,000 in taxpayer money.

Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave failed to reach a plea deal with prosecutors on eight felony charges, including one for theft of $19,000 in taxpayer money.

Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave officially stepped down from his elected post on Tuesday, giving county officials his resignation letter after a court hearing.

Patrick Shaeffer, accused of using his position to gain sexual favors from women in jail in exchange for items like peanut butter, faces 8 felonies.

As officials decide how to spend the money, they’re also confronting larger questions about how best to respond to the ongoing addiction crisis.

“There’s 475 people eligible for the vaccine, that’s staff and residents,” he said. Staff and residents will receive the first of two doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the 215-bed Riverside Rest Home, which has been dealing with a COVID outbreak, Bower said. Bower, who has been recovering from COVID himself after testing positive, said he will “absolutely be the first in line” on Monday when CVS personnel arrive to administer the injections. Strafford County’s Riverside Rest Home wen...