Council, school

seats available

Nomination papers for five, three-year elected terms are available in the town clerk’s office.

Terms of Town Councilors Noah Miner and Michael Phinney are expiring this year, along with those of School Committee members Dennis Libby, Katherine Garrard and Polly Shields. Libby is the chairman of the School Committee.

The municipal election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Any registered voter of the town of Gorham who is interested in running for either of these offices must submit nomination papers with no less than 25 signatures and no more than 100 signatures of persons who are registered voters of the town of Gorham. Completed nomination papers must be submitted to the office of Town Clerk Connie Loughran no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept.23.

For more information, call Loughran’s office at 222-1670.

BioSpecialists expands into

Boston area

BioSpecialists, a local crime scene cleanup and bio-hazard remediation company, has expanded service to the Boston area through its new Brookline, Mass., location.

Bill York of Gorham owns the company.

BioSpecialists helps families, state medical examiners, police agencies, fire departments and EMS personnel all over New England with the responsibility of cleaning up after devastation.

The new Brookline office will ensure that BioSpecialists can provide the same level of service and response time that southern Maine customers have come to expect. BioSpecialists is licensed, bonded, insured, OSHA and DOT compliant.

BioSpecialists can be reached 24 hours daily at 839-9111 or 617-247-9111.

MacKenzie

earns degree

Daniel MacKenzie of Gorham has graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. MacKenzie earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in animation.

Looking for descendants

Suzie Phillips of Gorham’s 275th Commemorative Committee said the committee is searching for descendents living in Gorham of the town’s founding families – Phinney, Mosher, McLellan, Ayer, Irish, Hamblen, Reed, Cloutman, Watson, Hodgdon, Stevens and Meserve.

The committee is publishing a commemorative book. The committee can be reached by email [email protected]

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Aug. 18 that the U.S. public debt was $14,620,196,583,424.20.