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The Bangor City Council couldn’t agree on who should serve as its chair for the coming year at the panel’s first meeting since two incumbents and a newcomer were elected last week. During an organizational meeting on Wednesday morning, the nine-member council held five votes to decide who should replace Council Chairman Ben Sprague, but no nominees received a majority of votes. The council will attempt to resolve the stalemate during a regular meeting Wednesday night. [How Bangor residents voted on Election Day] Throughout the hourlong meeting — during which Councilors David Nealley, Sarah Nichols and newcomer Gretchen Schaefer were sworn in — councilors were split along gender lines. Gabor Degre | BDN Gabor Degre | BDN Bangor City Council members from left Sarah Nichols, Cary Weston and Gibran Graham during a recess at the city hall Wednesday morning.

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