Bryce Randall, left, is pictured with Gorham Police Chief Christopher Sanborn. Contributed / Gorham Police Department
Randall joins force
Officer Bryce Randall was sworn in to the Gorham Police Department on Feb. 22.
“He comes to the Gorham Police Department certified as a part-time law enforcement officer and experience with the Old Orchard Police Department,” Police Chief Christopher Sanborn said in a press release.
Following the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement Training Program and completion of Gorham’s Field Training, Randall will be assigned to the midnight Patrol Division.
Randall is working on a bachelor’s degree in criminology at the University of Southern Maine.
Hike the trail
The first phase of the Cross Town Trail is now open year round for walking, running, biking, snowshoeing and skiing.
The 1.5 mile section follows the old Boston and Maine Railroad bed, which went through the center of Gorham beginning in the 1850s. The rail was removed about 70 years ago, according to the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, which collaborated with the Gorham Recreation Department and the Gorham Conservation Commission to open the trail.
Phase one of the Cross Town Trail is owned and managed by the town and has two trailheads – one on New Portland Road near Tink Drive and another at the end of Hutcherson Drive in the Industrial Park. The trail can also be accessed through our Meadowlands Preserve at the end of Joseph Drive.
Frazer Preserve, adjacent to the high school, is also part of the same railbed. The town and land trust together envision connecting these trails.
Crowley, GFD event
The Gorham Outdoors group and Gorham Fire Department will host a free event for ages 5 and older from 1-3 p.m. March 14 at Narragansett Elementary School recreation fields. The event will include fire building, fire safety information and stories with Maine resident and TV’s “Survivor” winner Bob Crowley, food and more.
To register, email gorhamoutdoors@gmail.com or visit the Gorham Recreation Department website gorhamrec.com. For more information, call Gorham Recreation at 222-1630
U.S. taxpayer debt
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported on Feb. 25 that the U.S. public debt was $27,873,148,540,805.79.
Comments are not available on this story.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
