Story on Isgro went back into the muck
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It is unfortunate that the Morning Sentinel could not have taken the “high road” like former City Manager Mike Roy, Councilor Sydney Mayhew and Erik Thomas in regards to Mayor Nick Isgro’s six years of devotion to the city of Waterville (“Former Waterville mayor Isgro reports ‘full retirement from politics’ after tenure marked by progress, controversy,” Jan. 14).
More than once during his tenure we had to hash and rehash what people thought were wrong decisions and directions. Walk in his shoes and see what you’re in for. Karen Heck should understand this for sure. In a world where you want love and not hate, you’ve got to rekindle the “past turbulence,” Heck’s photo’s and all, to rub it in just a little further.
Former Waterville mayor, longtime Thomas College professor Nelson Madore dies at 77
Nelson Madore died on Christmas Eve.
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WATERVILLE Former Waterville Mayor and longtime Thomas College professor Nelson Madore died on Christmas Eve, the college and other sources confirmed. He was 77.
Madore, a Democrat, served as Waterville’s mayor from 1999-2004. He was a longtime faculty member at Thomas College, where he served as a professor for 40 years. Madore taught a variety of subjects, mostly in history, geography and government, but also in sociology, anthropology, foreign language and ethics.
A 2015 Thomas College story about Madore described him as “totally engrained in Thomas College’s past and present” and a “Thomas institution.” The college established the Dr. Nelson Madore Scholarship Fund in his honor. Madore also advised Thomas’ student senate, judicial review board, Neuman club and 21 senior classes. He earned prestigious honors, including an Outstand Edu