NONPROFIT U.S. POSTAGE PAID GORHAM, ME PERMIT NO. 10 VOLUME 21 NUMBER 7 APRIL 9, 2015 SINCE 1995—A FREE, VOLUNTEER-RUN, BIWEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Search Process for 2,000+ Enjoy GBEGBE MarketplaceMarketplace New Police Chief JJEFF PPIKEIKE ROGER MMARCHAND Gorham Business Exchange Staff Writer MarketplaceMarketplace ChairChair After the retirement of Police Chief The annual Marketplace event Ron Shepherd the Town Council hosted by the Gorham Business requested that the Town Manager getget Exchange on March 28 turned out to an objective appraisal ofthe current be another huge success with 2,150 and future needs of the police depart-- people in attendance. More than 70 ment. Dacri & Associates, L.L.C. of businesses set up booths to interact Kennebunk, ME be chosen to do the with potential customers while many study. locallocal groupsgroups andand foodfood vendorsvendors keptkept Over a period of two weeks, Dacri attendees well entertained and wellwell Associates interviewed 42 Gorham staff, fed.fed. TheThe eventevent eveneven caughtcaught thethe attenatten-- residents and town officials in order toto tiontion ofof WMTV-ChannelWMTV-Channel 8—check8—check outout get an overview of the Gorham Police thethe newsnews clipclip atat www.youtube.com/www.youtube.com/ Department. They met with all mem-- watch?v=D7VZE-au47A. bers of the police department, the fire Performances included the Gorham chief, superintendent of schools, high Middle School Chorus, The Greater school principal, public works direc-- Portland School of Jukado, The Dance tor, threethree residents,residents, thethe directordirector ofof thethe Studio of Maine, and the Moody’s Cumberland County Dispatch Center, Collision Centers air bag deployment two membersmembers ofof thethe FamilyFamily CrisisCrisis as well as Flamin’ Raymin’ & Sizzlin’ PhotosPhotos courtesycourtesy ofof RogerRoger MarchandMarchand Center, and all the Town Councilors. Suzzin’, two high-powered DJs who Dogs.Dogs. TheThe 9/119/11 MemorialMemorial SprintSprint forfor GreaterGreater PortlandPortland SchoolSchool ofof Jukado,Jukado, The findings showed a mainly got about 50 kids dancing and rock-- kidskids cappedcapped offoff thethe day.day. KnightKnight PropertyProperty ServicesServices andand PitStopPitStop positive perception of the Police inging withwith hulahula hoops!hoops! TheThe eventevent alsoalso AttendeesAttendees alsoalso hadhad thethe chancechance toto Fuels.Fuels. VendorsVendors andand organizationsorganizations thatthat Department, although the police offi-- featuredfeatured specialspecial appearancesappearances byby ElsaElsa winwin cashcash prizesprizes totalingtotaling $250$250 graciousgracious-- helpedhelped withwith thethe eventevent hadhad thethe chancechance cers themselves highlighted issues with fromfrom thethe moviemovie Frozen,Frozen, andand Slugger,Slugger, lyly donateddonated byby B&TB&T Millworks,Millworks, CustomCustom toto winwin giftgift certificatescertificates donateddonated byby morale and leadership, while commu-- thethe teamteam mascotmascot ofof thethe PortlandPortland SeaSea CoachCoach && Limousine,Limousine, GorhamGorham House,House, nity members and town officials were CCONTINUEDONTINUED ONON PPAGEAGE 1414 predominately positive. 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Once the work is com-- thethe rail-bedrail-bed inin thisthis corridor,corridor, makingmaking AlanzoAlanzo Pardy,Pardy, andand JosephJoseph plete, it will be officially opened for it suitable for multiple uses and to IngerisanoIngerisano werewere eacheach furtherfurther disciplinarydisciplinary action.action. plete, it will be officially opened for it suitable for multiple uses and to DanielDaniel RiceRice In AugustAugust ofof 2014,2014, MarkMark Sanborn,Sanborn, public use sometime in the summer helphelp ensureensure long-termlong-term publicpublic access.access. chargedcharged withwith armedarmed robrob-- who was then the School Resource of 2015. FundraisingFundraising forfor thisthis efforteffort isis stillstill bery,bery, burglaryburglary andand crimicrimi-- Officer, was placed on paid administra-- The 28 mile long Sebago to the underway.underway. 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