Two Belfast City Councilors among eight named in defamation lawsuit
Erica Thoms
The Waldo County Judicial Center. (File Photo/Erica Thoms)
BELFAST A mother and daughter have filed a civil suit against eight Waldo County community members, including two sitting Belfast City Council members.
The plaintiffs, R.M. Woodford and her daughter, April Walker, filed the complaint with Waldo County Superior Court May 10. Both Walker and Woodford live in the James P. White House, on Church Street.
Named in the lawsuit are Belfast City Councilors Michael Hurley and Neal Harkness, in addition to six area residents; all are accused of posting disparaging remarks about the mother and daughter on social media.
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