General News

Gorham has recently been identified as the 4th safest town in Maine! Read about it at: https://www.alarms.org/safest-cities-in-maine-2018 The northernmost state of the contiguous United States, Maine can also make a convincing argument to be considered the nation’s safest: its violent crime rate of 1.97 per 1,000 inhabitants is the lowest of any state. Whether it … Read more

On friday September 15th, The Town of Gorham hosted the Maine Downtown Advisory Council as part of an application to become a member of the Maine Downtown Network. The visit included a walking tour of the village and was attended by members of the Advisory Council, town staff, and the Gorham Village Alliance Organizational Committee. Membership in … Read more

In early May 2016, TNT Quickstop on Lower Main Street was destroyed by fire. The fire started as a car fire in a wash bay and quickly spread to the entire property resulting in a total loss.. A little over a year later, with friends and well wishers in attendance, owner Todd Flannery cut the … Read more

On a picture perfect morning, employees of Sebago Brewing Company were joined by friends and local officials to break ground on their new 35,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant located on Lower Main Street. This project is the next step in the success of Sebago Brewing which began as a up start brew operation in a small building … Read more

Under sunny skies the GEDC, town staff, and elected officials toured two of our newest business expansion projects in Gorham. Thirsty Turf Irrigation in the Gorham Industrial Park and Woods Excavating, Inc. in the New Portland Parkway recently completed new construction projects that will enable them to expand their operations. We want to thank Josh … Read more

The GEDC and Town of Gorham would like to congratulate Greg and Angela Fall on the opening of their new Real Estate office at 380 Main Street, Gorham! Greg and Angela hosted a ribbon cutting with refreshments on Friday July 30, 2016 to celebrate the new building. Attendee’s included town officials and local real estate … Read more

The new home of Woods Excavating is taking shape in the New Portland Parkway. The 4,800 sq. ft. steel building will house their equipment and offices as the company embarks on an expansion. We are pleased the company, which provides excavating services for residential and commercial projects, has chosen to grow in Gorham! The company … Read more

Tucked away behind trees at the end of Eastern Drive in the Gorham Industrial Park, Thirsty Turf Irrigation is putting the final touches on their new office/equipment warehouse building. The 13,400 sq. ft. building will have 8,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and 5,400 sq. ft. of office space. The company is a full service irrigation and landscape … Read more

Woods Excavating Co. has recently closed on a $100,000 loan from the Town of Gorham Revolving Loan fund as part of their expansion to a new facility in the New Portland Parkway. The company is taking the next step in its growth as it relocates from a home based business to a newly constructed 4,800 sq. … Read more

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av_uid=’av-7a8o9′] On Wednesday August 19th, Lisa and Mitch Kaldrovich welcomed members of the Gorham Economic Development Corporation, town officials and local business people to tour their new restaurant at 2 School Street. Since opening in the spring, MK Kitchen has been welcomed by the … Read more