Gloucester, Mayor Greg Verga

Video shows mayor making obscene gesture at striking teachers as tensions rise in Gloucester
Tension between striking educators in Gloucester and city negotiators couldn't be higher after video captured Mayor Greg Verga making an obscene gesture to a chanting crowd.
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School committee members in all three districts said some of the teachers' requests are not financially feasible.
Gloucester mayor raises middle finger while leaving tense negotiations with striking educators
Mayor Greg Verga said his frustrations “got the best of” him but denied his gesture was aimed at teachers or the crowd supporting them. The post Gloucester mayor raises middle finger while leaving tense negotiations with striking educators appeared first on Boston.
Gloucester mayor says he regrets making obscene gesture towards crowd of striking teachers
Tension between striking educators in Gloucester, Massachusetts and city negotiators couldn't be higher after video captured Mayor Greg Verga making an obscene gesture to a chanting crowd as he left contract negotiations Thursday night.
Gloucester mayor facing backlash for giving middle finger while driving past striking teachers, supporters
As teachers strikes on the North Shore continue on, the mayor of Gloucester is facing backlash for giving the middle<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Mayor explains obscene gesture caught on camera after negotiation session with teachers
"The gesture, which I wish I hadn’t done, was directed to that individual, not the crowd, and certainly not the teachers," he said.
Gloucester mayor explains middle finger gesture made after tense negotiations with striking teachers
Hilarious video shows the moment an eight-month-old baby appeared to give her aunt a little attitude by rolling her eyes while she was being held. Aspen Mather said her niece Marlee is “very particular about who gets to hold her,

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