Gorham pharmacy robbery

Gorham police are hunting for a man who robbed a pharmacy at about 11 a.m. on Monday.

In a report, Detective Sgt. Dana Thompson said a white or Hispanic man robbed Community Pharmacy at 365 Main St. Police said the man “entered the pharmacy and presented a pharmacist with a note, which stated he was armed and that he wanted oxycodone.”

Thompson said the pharmacist gave the suspect an undetermined amount of oxycodone, and the suspect fled from the pharmacy and the immediate area on foot.

Police described the suspect as approximately 5 feet 7 inches, and wearing a black hat and a black hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Gorham Police Detective Unit at 222-1660.

Long ago Patriots Day

According to the Gorham Historical Society chronology, the Revere bell at First Parish Church rang for 7 minutes on April 19, 1951, in a local observance of Patriots Day.

The Paul Revere Memorial Association of Boston suggested ringing the bell in Gorham. The Rev. Harrison Dubbs, then pastor at First Parish, and Solomon Carson rang it.

Revere was a silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution.

Ed Shepard memorial 5K announced

Organizers have announced the first Ed Shepard Memorial 5K road race will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 24, in Gorham. Shepard was a pioneer in Maine running, winning many road races throughout New England

The top three male and female finishers will receive awards, as will age group winners. The first 50 entries will receive T-shirts. The course is flat, starting on Morrill Avenue and finishing in front of Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St.

The entry fee is $15 for pre-registration and $20 on race day. Registration forms are available at www.edshepardmemorial5k.com. For more information contact, Mike Towle, race director, 210-0318 or email miketowle25@hotmail.com.

All proceeds will go to the Gorham D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program.

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of Public Debt reported on April 13 that the U.S. public debt was $15,615,726,037,322.66.

Westbrook-Gorham Triad Friday presents a $500 check for Martha’s Cottage, a home for abused elderly women. Pictured are, from left, Capt. Tom Roth of Westbrook police; Ricker Hamilton, director Office of Elder Services, Maine Department of Health and Human Services; Rick Mooers, director Adult Protective Services in Maine; David Garthe and Doris Ames, co-chairs of Triad; and Gorham Officer Ted Hatch.