The New Gloucester Public Works building will remain closed until at least Monday, March 22, due to a positive COVID-19 case among employees, according to Town Manager Brenda Fox-Howard. Fox-Howard announced the closure on the town’s website March 15 and said during that night’s select board meeting that she has been in contact with the […]
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Head-on collision in Naples injures four
Icy roads contributed to that and other crashes Saturday evening, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
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New Gloucester selectman facing recall quits at meeting
“I am done with everything concerning New Gloucester,” said Selectman George Colby at Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting.
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New Gloucester selectman speaks out as recall effort continues
In a guest column in the Lakes Region Weekly, George Colby says he won’t apologize for a comment that wasn’t racist to begin with.
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New Gloucester recall effort: ‘We can do better as a town’
A group of New Gloucester residents say that Selectman George Colby’s recent actions are reflective of a trend of inappropriate behavior.
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New Gloucester residents start petition to recall selectman
Following public outcry against George Colby’s comment at a Dec. 3 meeting, some residents have begun an effort to remove Colby from his post.
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New Gloucester Selectboard: Member’s comments were ‘offensive and inappropriate’
George Colby’s comments at a Dec. 3 meeting “do not represent our beliefs, nor do they represent the beliefs of our Town, our citizens and our employees,” read the Dec. 19 statement.
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New Gloucester selectman’s ‘racist’ comment edited out of meeting video
After a resident contacted town officials about a comment from Selectman George Colby, the offending sound bite was cut from the publicly available recording.
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Jon DiBiase hired as Gray-New Gloucester baseball coach
The son of longtime coach Tony DiBiase has been an assistant in three sports at multiple schools.
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Rig crashes in New Gloucester; driver charged with OUI, suspended license
Route 100 was closed for hours to clean up wreckage and a load of apple juice.