Government

New Gloucester selectman facing recall quits at meeting

|Emily Bader, Lakes Region Weekly|


NEW GLOUCESTER — Selectman George Colby abruptly resigned during Monday night’s board meeting at which the board was slated to set a date for his recall election.

“I would love to stay and continue the fight,” Colby read from a prepared statement. “For the sake of my wife and having time for myself and my family, I am done with everything concerning New Gloucester. Good night and good bye.”

Colby then signed off from the Zoom meeting. Keep reading