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Anti-immigrant comments by Waterville mayor create rift in Maine Republicans
The Senate Republican Leader said he doesn’t approve of Nick Isgro’s claims about immigrants spreading infectious diseases and is “in the process of taking some actions,” but Isgro says he’s had “a massive outcry of support.”
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Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro survives Tuesday recall by less than 100 votes
WATERVILLE — City residents on Tuesday by a 91-vote margin rejected a recall of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro following a controversial tweet in which he criticized a student who survived a school shooting. Isgro prevailed in the vote with 1,563 against the recall and 1,472 in support of it. Election results were announced at 10:47 […]
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Mayor’s recall vote points to trends in national politics
Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro posted three words on Twitter about two months ago that would go on to become the subject of widespread and acrimonious debate in the city and across the state. “Eat it, Hogg,” Isgro said in response to an article about Fox News commentator Laura Ingraham losing sponsorships for disparaging remarks she […]
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Waterville to vote on recall of Mayor Nick Isgro on June 12
WATERVILLE — Voters on June 12 will decide whether Mayor Nick Isgro will remain the city’s mayor, since the City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0 to place the recall question on the ballot that day. With Isgro and Councilor Nathaniel White, D-Ward 2, absent from the meeting, about a dozen people sat in the audience […]
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Petitioners force recall vote of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro
WATERVILLE — Municipal officials on Thursday certified that petitioners seeking to oust Republican Mayor Nick Isgro from office had collected enough signatures from residents to force a recall vote, setting up a divisive special election next month. Just two days earlier, the City Council agreed to place a request to recall John O’Donnell, a Democrat […]
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LePage blasts Skowhegan Savings Bank over firing of Waterville Mayor Isgro
Gov. Paul LePage is expressing support for embattled Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro, saying in a letter sent to the president of Skowhegan Savings Bank that it was a mistake to dismiss him over a controversial tweet in which he criticized a school shooting survivor. “Your decision to discharge Nick Isgro is a mistake you will […]
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Waterville Mayor Isgro faces calls for resignation over tweet attacking Parkland student
WATERVILLE — Mayor Nick Isgro is facing a growing backlash for a social media post about a survivor of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, including demands that he apologize or resign from office. Meanwhile, Democrats, some city councilors and residents said Thursday the mayor’s recent tweet about David Hogg isn’t an anomaly and is just […]
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Waterville mayor taking heat for tweet about Parkland student
WATERVILLE — A Twitter account that goes by Waterville Republicans is calling on Mayor Nick Isgro to apologize for comments he made about Florida school shooting survivor David Hogg telling him to “Eat it, Hogg.” In a tweet Tuesday, the newly formed account said it was “deeply disappointed” by Isgro’s comments, which according to the […]
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Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro not running for governor, but criticizes candidates
Isgro said he considered his family and the city when making a decision, but lashed out at those who are running, calling them ‘custodians of decline.’ WATERVILLE — Mayor Nick Isgro announced Monday that he will not run for governor, saying he considered the weight of a campaign and its impact on his roles as […]