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City Pays Out Cash To Former School Board Member Barred From School Property; Board Meeting Gets Ugly

Matthew McDonald

The city of Nashua, New Hampshire paid $60,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by a former alderman and school board member whom the superintendent of schools barred from visiting the city's public schools for one year.

Jahmal Mosley, the superintendent, got a no-trespass order issued against George Farrington on March 29, 2018, which led to the lawsuit, which led to the settlement, according to The Union Leader.

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When Local Control Isn’t Worth It Anymore

Matthew McDonald

The tiny community of Cary Plantation in Aroostook County in northern Maine held its final town meeting this week before it gives up local government this summer.

In November 2018 the 189-person plantation, a form of local government in Maine, voted 105-4 to give final approval to de-organize, meaning residents will rely on the state and county governments for local services, according to The County, which covers northern Maine.

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