The Town Council has a recent history of hiring leaders without municipal experience.
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Election irregularities surface in Mechanic Falls
Amid town manager turmoil, email says council seat should not have been up for grabs in 2018.
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Public hearing on Mechanic Falls’ town manager termination set for Aug. 15
The Town Council has no agenda item Monday for Zakk Maher, who is suspended from his job.
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Second petition submitted to recall four Mechanic Falls town councilors
MECHANIC FALLS — A petition to recall four town councilors was presented with notarized signatures Wednesday morning to interim Town Clerk Julie Ward. Mark Elliott, the main organizer of the recall effort, and his committee were stymied because the signatures of the petition gatherers had not been notarized, as required, according to town attorney Jack […]
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Mechanic Falls petition effort to recall council stalls
MECHANIC FALLS — The petition drive to recall four town councilors stalled Wednesday after the town attorney informed the interim town manager the signatures of the petition gatherers had not been notarized on the required affidavit. Chairman Cathy Fifield, Vice Chairman Wayne Hackett and Councilors Nicholas Konstantoulakis and John Emery have been named on a […]
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Mechanic Falls petition effort launched to recall majority of Town Council
MECHANIC FALLS — An effort to recall four town councilors began just after 8 a.m. Monday when Mark Elliott presented a signed affidavit to interim Town Clerk Julie Ward, the result of the controversial dismissal of Town Manager Zakk Maher. The action taken by Elliott and four other residents is tied to the 4-1 vote […]
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Mechanic Falls residents give opinions on town manager’s removal
Zakk Maher of Poland was dismissed last month from the position he’d held for 10 months.
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Zakk Maher files lawsuit to force Mechanic Falls to disclose reasons for attempted termination
Auburn lawyer Adam Lee filed a case in Superior Court on Thursday to force the town to hand over information about the rationale behind what he says was an illegal attempt to terminate its town manager.
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RSU 16 Adult Education honors graduates
MECHANIC FALLS — Ten RSU 16 Adult Education students were honored at a cap and gown graduation ceremony on May 31 for meeting high school completion goals. Over 75 friends and family gathered in the Elm Street School gym, as six of the graduates marched single file to “Pomp and Circumstance” played by pianist Lindsay […]
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Mechanic Falls official: Haven’t had time, know-how to post video
MECHANIC FALLS — Residents continue to call for the town to air the video from the controversial June 17 meeting at which Town Manager Zakk Maher was fired, but town officials say without Maher, they have not taken the time to figure out how to load the video for public viewing. “What I do know […]