Voters return former chair to Hampden Council

Voters return former chair to Hampden Council

Hampden voters elected Eric Jarvi in a special election to fill a vacant Town Council seat. Jarvi received 207 votes, beating his two competitors, Hugh Porter and Perry Antone, Sr., who received 74 and 71 votes, respectively. A fourth candidate, David Swihart, was on the ballot but had dropped out of the running at a candidate event in January and endorsed Porter. He received three votes. The special election was called after Councilor Peter Eri…