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NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID GORHAM, ME PERMIT NO. 10 TOWN OF VOLUME 20 NUMBER 20 Gorham, Maine OCTOBER 23, 2014 —FOUNDED 1736— SINCE 1995—A FREE, VOLUNTEER-RUN, BIWEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER A Win At Last! GHS Student Killed in Accident Candace Tucker, 35, of Gorham was her son Branden Denis, 16, of Gorham, another vehicle when she lost control attempting to pass another vehicle on and Eric Morey, 35, of Portland. Police and hit a tree. Tucker, who has a history Rt. 302 in Bridgton, near the Naples line, reported that their preliminary investiga- of driving infractions including suspen- when she lost control of her vehicle and tion indicated excessive speed contrib- sion, an OUI charge and two accidents, crashed into a tree at about 5:50 p.m. on uted to the crash as Tucker was travel- suffered minor injuries after being hospi- October 19th. Killed in the crash were ing southbound attempting to overtake talized in fair condition. Photo credit Stacie Leavitt Photography Local Referendum Questions Part 2 of 2 TheZach GHS Mills football (#7) and team Logan celebrates Drouin (#15) after shake endinghands as its the 23-game GHS football losing team streak celebrates Octo- BY ROGER MARCHAND berafter 17 ending with itsa 16-14 23-game win losing over Oceanside.streak Octo- Staff Writer Afterber 17 falling with a behind16-14 win 6-0 over early, Oceanside. the Rams After There will be three local referen- scoredfalling behind the next 6-0 16 early, points the andRams held scored on the dum questions on the November 4th fornext the 16 winpoints with and a heldstrong on forfourth-quarter the win with ballot. The last edition of the Gorham defense.a strong fourth-quarter Leading the waydefense. on offense Leading were the Times outlined the grant and the AJway McKay on offense and wereBrendon AJ McKay Mercier and who Bren each- question about “moral turpitude.” scoreddon Mercier a touchdown. who each scoredMcKay aalso touchdown. scored The other referendum question is for aMcKay two-point also scored conversion, a two-point as did conversion Stephen as the funding of a new public safety Burnsdid Stephen on a passBurns from on a Loganpass from Drouin. Logan Lead Dr-- building at the present Main Street ingouin. the Leading way on the defense way on defensewere Zach were Mills Zach location at a total cost of $4,988,281, andMills Joe and Mutumbo.Joe Mutumbo. The Thewin win was was the the first first which is down $1.4 million from for thethe RamsRams since since the the 2011 2011 season. season. the Public Safety Building project at Little Falls that was rejected in refer- endum last year. Photo courtesy of Roger Marchand Library Receives A study of the present facility An architectural rendering shows the new Public Safety building on the right, closest to pointed out specific needs for minor Main Street, and the renovated current Public Safety building on the left. The new build- $150,000 Grant for renovations. It also observed that it ing is proposed to house the police department while the renovated building will house was cramped and undersized to house the fire department. Endowment Fund both the Fire and Police Departments. It recommended major remodeling and house emergency vehicles for the Fire also needed. A large training room and BY ROGER MARCHAND adjustment of spaces, as well as a new Department. The original building was emergency operations center would Staff Writer building in order to fully house all the designed before there were any full also be included for use by both the The Baxter Memorial Library has operations for both of these depart- time staff members and there were no police and fire departments. been selected to receive a $150,000 ments. The study found, “The original accommodations for female members The study concluded that the con- grant for its Centennial Endowment building, built in the early 1970’s, does of the force. struction of a new police facility and Fund by the Next Generation not have the ability to house all of the The Police Department needs the renovation of the existing fire facil- Foundation. With this generous grant, requirements and needs of a modern included: additional administrative ity would be a much better option. the Next Generation Foundation cel- Police and Fire Department.” offices, additional secure and private This was based on a financial aspect, ebrates the memory of Avis Cloudman, The study listed needs that should interview rooms, a secure intoxication an energy usage aspect, a building and the daughter of Horace and Charlotte be addressed in order for both depart- and OUI testing room, a secure book- site functionality aspect, and a con- (Lord) Cloudman of Gorham. The mis- ments to function now and into the ing room with holding bench, a sally struction time aspect versus creating sion of the Next Generation Foundation, future. They included: additional port to bring in suspects, secure evi- an addition on the existing building. founded in 2000, is to improve health, administrative spaces, sleeping spaces, dence storage and evidence process- The new building, the study con- education, and societal support for the ADA functionally sized bathrooms ing. All of these are now mainly han- cluded, could be built to much greater and showers, new and larger storage dled in reconfigured spaces that were energy standards, therefore reducing CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 spaces, a renovated dayroom, sepa- originally closets or simply storage future operating costs, and could pro- rate decontamination showers, and areas. Secure parking for impounded vide the Fire and Police Departments Referendum Item two new pull-through garage bays to vehicles and regular police parking are the tools it needs well into the future. on Ballot Not Local Farm Receives Nearly $100,000 Grant Applicable BY AVERY ARENA cent to receive the full amount. The to make the farm a hub for local prod- BY ROGER MARCHAND GHS Intern grant was a result of the 2014 Farm ucts and produce. Staff Writer Bill passed by Congress that opened According to Plowshares owner Plowshares Community Farm, locat- up a national competition for grant Steven Bibula, one of the farm’s On October 9 Town Manager David ed at 236 Sebago Lake Road, recently money. Of the two types of grants major changes will be the expan- Cole learned the Federal Grant applica- received a $97,000 grant from the awarded, Plowshares Farm received sion of their u-pick apple orchard. tion for new breathing apparatus and Local Food Promotion Program, of an implementation grant to carry out thermal-imaging cameras, previewed in which they will have to match 25 per- their vision of multiple improvements CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 the last edition of the Gorham Times, was not received. The grant, which was for $632,690, was still waiting for approval when the ballots were print- GORHAM BUSINESS EXCHANGE insidetheTimes ed. Even though the grant has not been MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 18 Blotter 19 Classified 4 Municipal 8 School received, and therefore not necessary ARTICLE AND PHOTO ON PAGE 18 to vote on, it will still be on the ballot. 19 Calendar 15 Community 3 Profile 10 Sports NEWS FROM AUGUSTA Times BRINGING THE NEWS TO ALL OF GORHAM Upcoming Bond Questions PO Box 401, 77 South Street Gorham, Maine 04038 Phone and Fax: (207) 839-8390 BY SEN. JIM BOYLE the northern and western parts of the and will aim at increasing workforce [email protected] state. training in biotechnology. www.gorhamtimes.com As election season rolls around, Small businesses in Maine are an In our state, we can all agree that The Gorham Times is a free volunteer-run community newspaper distributed every other it is the time of year where Maine essential part of our local economy, our beautiful natural landscape makes Thursday to more than 100 pick-up sites citizens are considering their options and our communities. Nearly ninety us unique and deserves protection. throughout Gorham. on Election Day. There are many percent of Maine companies employ Question 6 on the ballot is a $10 mil- —— important issues on the ballot this fewer than twenty people. That is why lion bond that will take a step forward News [email protected] November, and I hope you make sure Question 3 would provide the Finance in doing just that. 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The money will be SUBSCRIPTIONS Question 1 is the question regarding make flexible loans to small businesses matched by $7 million of private and $15/year in Gorham; $20/year elsewhere bear baiting laws in Maine. Currently, to create jobs and revitalize down- other funds and is intended to increase $10/year for college subscription hunters are allowed to use bait, traps, towns.