Mark Speidel News Today

DOVER – Marcia Gasses is once again representing Ward 4 residents as a city councilor. The City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to appoint her to serve out the remainder of former Ward 4 councilor Joshua Manley’s term, which ends Dec. 31. Manley resigned in December after Foster’s Daily Democrat reported he missed more than three months of council meetings. He later told Mayor Robert Carrier that he and his family moved to Maine. Gasses previously represented Ward 4, but did not seek re-elect...

DOVER – The two people seeking to serve as the Ward 4 city councilor for the remainder of the year made their cases to the City Council this week. Former Ward 4 City Councilor Marcia Gasses and Ward 4 resident Mark Speidel talked Wednesday about their qualifications and why they’re interested in serving as Ward 4 councilor. Former Ward 4 councilor Joshua Manley formally resigned in December after missing two months of City Council meetings. The City Council is scheduled to pick Manley’s r...

DOVER – The City Council voted 6-2 to accept the resignation of former Ward 4 City Councilor Joshua Manley and to replace him through a council appointment process. City Councilors Fergus Cullen and John OConnor voted against the motion, after Cullen suggested a special election was needed to replace Manley. Manley, who was serving his first term, submitted his resignation letter to the council after Foster’s Daily Democrat ran a story reporting that he had not attended a council meeting s...