The system, ReEmployME, was met with significant pushback and concerns when the first phase was rushed out last winter.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Waterville mayor asks for apology, reimbursement after surviving recall vote
Nick Isgro, who overcame a recall vote on Tuesday, said city councilors and residents who started the recall should apologize and reimburse the city for election costs.
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Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
By 91 votes, Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro keeps his seat in recall election
Election results announced late Tuesday night show Isgro survived the recall effort despite his divisive social media posts and conflicts with the City Council.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
At Waterville polls, mayoral recall vote sharply divides residents ahead of decision
Residents Tuesday were split on the issue of whether to recall Mayor Nick Isgro, who has faced backlash for a tweet he made criticizing a Florida school shooting survivor.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Republican candidates, party officials stand by Waterville mayor
Two gubernatorial candidates and the state Republican party say the public should move past Nick Isgro’s comments on social media and focus on the work the mayor is doing.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Waterville council votes to place mayoral recall question on June 12 ballot
Mayor Nick Isgro was absent from Tuesday’s meeting, at which City Solicitor Bill Lee told councilors their role was not whether to put the recall to a vote, but when, as the city charter requires that the election occur.
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Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro questions integrity of recall petition
Leaders of the petition effort say they asked the Democratic Party for help because circulators feared retaliation, while the mayor says non-residents and political operatives committed ‘acts of fraud, deception and intimidation.’
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Petitioners gather enough signatures to force recall vote of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro
The city clerk on Thursday certified that 887 valid signatures had been gathered calling for a special election on a recall of the mayor, just days after a recall vote was OK’d for recently appointed Councilor John O’Donnell.
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It’s time to stop playing politics with the lives of Mainers with addiction
The 128th Legislature has a significant opportunity to fund necessary legislation that would reduce deaths due to opioid overdose.
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Labor Department shifts gears, allows claimants to file work search histories by phone
In a move late Friday that was not discussed with legislators, the department changed from its previous practice of allowing claimants to file only through the online ReEmployME system.