Shaheen, Hassan Applaud Senate Passage of Legislation to Designate ‘Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office’ in East Derry

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) celebrated the Senate passage of their legislation to designate the East Derry Post Office as the Chief Edward B. Garone Post Office, in honor of the late Chief Edward B. Garone who served as Chief of Police in Derry for 50 years and as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire for 58 years. The bill passed through the U.S. House of Representatives in June and is now headed to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

“Chief Edward B. Garone spent 50 years at the helm of the Derry Police Department, dedicating his life to helping others and serving his community,” said Senator Shaheen. “Throughout his career, Garone embodied public service through his work as an officer in Lebanon and Derry where he worked to build safer, stronger communities. I’m thrilled to help advance this effort to honor his legacy.”

“Chief Garone dedicated his life to serving New Hampshire and making our state safer, including as Derry’s Chief of Police for half a century,” said Senator Hassan. “Although we can never fully repay the debt of gratitude that we owe to him and his family for his service, naming the East Derry Post Office in his honor will ensure that his legacy lives on for generations to come.”

Chief Edward B. Garone was the longest serving full-time Chief of Police in New Hampshire history. From 1961-1964, he served a three-year tour of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps. He began as a law enforcement officer in 1964 at Lebanon Police Department, and in 1972, he became chief of Derry Police Department. Chief Garone spearheaded the formation of the Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit, the first regional special operations unit in New Hampshire. Throughout his years of service, he was involved with many local organizations, including the Greater Derry Boys and Girls Club, Derry Rotary Club, Derry Veterans Assistance Fund, Vivian Leon Memorial Foundation, Alexander Eastman Foundation and Seacoast Child Advocacy Center, and received several awards, including New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and New Hampshire Congressional Law Enforcement Award for Career Service in 2015.

In 2022, Shaheen entered a statement into the Congressional Record recognizing Garone for 50 years of service as Chief of the Derry Police Department. 

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