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Upperclass Hall on the USM Gorham campus was evacuated Monday morning due to the smell of gas and a possible leak. Gorham Fire Dept. found no leak, cleared the scene
GORHAM â A large commercial box truck carrying electrical gear tipped over and slid into a utility pole Thursday on Route 16, injuring the driver who was charged with speeding. The accident caused Route 16 to be closed to traffic for brief periods. Gorham police reported David Downey Jr., 62, of Saugus, Mass., was driving a dual-axle Hino box truck north on Route 16 when the truck drove into the shoulder as it approached a turn near 134 Glen Road. Downey lost control of the truck and it overturned onto its side and slid into a utility pole, coming to rest on the side of the road.
GREENâS GRANT â Thirty-one Gorham High School seniors enjoyed an in-person commencement at which they were awarded their diplomas at 6 p.m. on Friday evening at the base of Mount Washington, thanks to the generosity of the family-owned Auto Road and Great Glen. This was the second-year in a row that a far more spectacular venue was used, so that attendees could enjoy the more relaxed social-distancing measures now considered suitable for COVID-19 when outdoors. The Gorham Police Department, the Sheriffâs Department, Gorham Fire and EMS, and state police escorted the Class of 20...
GORHAM â A tractor-trailer unit and a Federal Express delivery truck collided Friday afternoon on Route 16, causing some traffic problems but miraculously both drivers escaped serious injury. Gorham Police received a call reporting the accident at the intersection of Route 16 and White Birch Lane just after noon. A thorough investigation determined that the Federal Express truck, operated by Katlynn Heimerl, 27, of Whitefield had exited White Lane and was crossing Route 16 to get to Stony Brook Road. At the same time, a tractor-trailer, owned and operated by John Marshall, 53, of Center ...
Pause in J&J shots raises concerns about vaccine hesitancy in Maine Worry mounts that a clotting problem with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will increase reluctance, but some remain eager and glad to be inoculated. Share Brian Cirone of Windham had an appointment to get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine Tuesday morning but got a call about 45 minutes before his scheduled time telling him it was canceled. Cirone now has an appointment Monday to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, but says he’d take the J&J shot if the federal government allowed it. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer The pause i...