several key mayors

Several recent Hallowell Mayors are shown here, Robert Stubbs, Harvey Harmon, Barry Timson, Mark Walker and George Lapointe.

Mayor Robert Stubbs #20, is wearing a SAVE HALLOWELL t-shirt. In the 1975 Maine Department of Transportation wanted to widen Route 201 through Hallowell—an act that would have razed many of Hallowell’s historic downtown buildings. Stubbs, the mayor of the time was one of many Hallowellians, calling themselves The Patriots, who fought to preserve the downtown.

Stubbs is also holding Hallowell’s rare, original broadsheet from 1776 of the Declaration of Independence. Only 250 of these copies of the new Declaration were printed and distributed around the new nation. This rare document was found framed in storage in the Hubbard Free Library in Hallowell. Hallowell’s copy of the Declaration of Independence is now housed at the Maine State Museum.

I chose these mayors to represent the long list of Hallowell Mayors as they were considered to have contributed a lot to the city during their terms in office.

artist, Chris Cart

Mayor Barry Timson #17, was a pillar of the Hallowell community. He served 3 terms as mayor as well as years on the Planning Board, the Water and Sewer District Board, and the Hallowell Water District. He was instrumental in setting up Hallowell’s Head Start program and Hallowell Food Bank.

Mayor Charlotte Warren #47 served as Hallowell mayor for 5 years. After that she served for four terms in the Maine House of Representatives. and 8 years on the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. Warren previously served on the Judiciary Committee and as the house chair of Maine’s Mental Health Working Group and the house chair of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole. Charlotte is a social worker and an educator.

Mayor Mark Walker#18, a lawyer, was elected mayor of Hallowell in 2013 and serve 7 years in that position. Before his election, Walker had served on the City Council since 2006. During that time, Walker said that Hallowell has seen “a lot of change and a lot of development.”

Mayor George LaPointe #68 was the mayor during the majority of the time the mural was being painted.

Harmon D. Harvey #19, was mayor of Hallowell from January 1990 – January 1996. Then he served as Councilor at Large from January 1999 – January 2002 and prior he had served as Councilor for Ward Five from January 1977 – January 1987.

Mr. Harvey oversaw the acquisition of the Jamies Pond Wildlife Refuge and was instrumental in arranging for the location of the William S Cohen Center in Hallowell.