WATERVILLE, Maine A conservative mayor in Maine declared Oct. 14 to be Columbus Day, in defiance of state law.
WATERVILLE, Maine — A conservative mayor in Maine declared Oct. 14 to be Columbus Day, in defiance of state law.
Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro’s proclamation would defy a state law passed in April that renamed the holiday Indigenous People’s Day.
At the time of the April signing, Maine Gov. Janet Mills said she hoped the legislation would help the state “take a step towards healing, towards inclusiveness.”
Maine is one of several states, including Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota and Vermont that changed the holiday’s name.
Isgro said he would read the proclamation Tuesday night during a city council meeting.
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