The council announced the emergency meeting Wednesday, the same day it was held, and Chairman Mike Perkins indicated it had to do with former Town Manager Ella Bowman.
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Oakland council scheduled to hold special meeting today
The Oakland Town Council is expected to go into executive session at 5 p.m. today to consult with legal counsel, according to the agenda.
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Bowman says in Oakland resignation letter that backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave
Ella Bowman resigned this week after nine years as the town manager in Oakland, where she had been on administrative leave, and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.
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Oakland Town Manager Ella Bowman hired as Winslow’s top administrator
After a heated public comment section and a brief executive session Monday night, the Winslow Town Council hired Oakland Town Manager Ella Bowman as the town’s top administrator.
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More than $3 million in updates made to RSU 18 schools
Much of the money spent by Regional School Unit 18 went to improvements at Messalonskee High School in Oakland.
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Waterville center to host Cornhole Cornucopia in Oakland Oct. 21
The fundraiser benefits the Special Olympics Maine Unified Champions Club.
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Fire damages Oakland home, displacing 5 people
Chief David Coughlin of the Oakland Fire Department said Monday the house at 10 Ten Lots Road sustained significant damage to the second floor.
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Winslow Town Manager LaCroix leaving to take reins in Farmington
Erica LaCroix spent three years leading Winslow’s municipal operations and is scheduled to take the helm in Farmington in December.
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Girls Youth Soccer Mentoring Day set for Oakland Sept. 23
Messaloskee girls will host the event in memory of Cassidy Charette.
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Supporters rally for suspended Oakland town manager
The Town Council placed Ella Bowman on paid administrative leave Aug. 23, and she still does not know the details as to why, except that it was because of an employee complaint.