New logo for Founders festival

The annual Gorham Founders Festival, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, has a spiffy new logo on its website thanks to some Gorham High School students.

“I thought it was outstanding,” said Darryl Wright, festival director.

The two-day event features include a reception for descendants of the town’s founders, amusement rides, entertainment, road race, pony rides, team mascots like Slugger from the Portland Sea Dogs and Crusher of the Maine Red Claws; and fireworks.

All events will be at the field adjacent to Narragansett School on Main Street. Free parking will be available at the school.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the town’s incorporation in 1764, according to Gorham Historical Society information. Gorham’s first town meeting was held on Feb. 18, 1765.

The Westbrook-Gorham Community Chamber of Commerce sponsors the founders festival. For more information, visit the festival’s website gorhamfoundersfestival2014.

Cancer support group

The Gorham Cancer Prayer and Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Cressey Road United Methodist Church, 81 Cressey Road (off Route 25), in Gorham.

U.S. taxpayer debt

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported on June 12 that the U.S. Public Debt was $17,536,614,238,239.15.

Sgt. Mike Nault of Gorham Police Department gets a buzz cut outside Gorham Public Safety Building on Thursday from Melissa Feeney of Buster’s Barber Shop in Gorham. Barbers Buster Gammon and Feeney donated time to buzz several Gorham officers in a benefit for Maine Special Olympics.