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Article: Gloucester residents initiate recall of mayor ; Kirk's handling of `pregnancy pact' tumult is cited
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 16, 2008
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A dozen Gloucester residents representing several community
groups have initiated a recall of Mayor Carolyn Kirk, saying her
handling of the high school "pregnancy pact" brouhaha was the final
straw in her failure to lead the city "fairly and effectively."
In a petition being circulated, the group also says the mayor has
failed to ensure open government by refusing to investigate and
prosecute waste and fraud, particularly in the police and public
works departments.
Annette Dion, a 45-year-old private music teacher in Gloucester,
said the resignation last week of Gloucester High principal Joseph
Sullivan, a decision he said was based on what he termed slander by
the mayor, was the boiling ...
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