GORHAM — A midyear Norwich University graduate will soon be sworn in as the seventh full-time member of the Gorham Police Department, if all goes as planned, Police Chief Adam Marsh told the select board at its first 2022 budget work session on Monday, Dec. 6. The chief said she will attend the N. H. Police Academy in January 2022.
Despite this expansion, Marsh is seeking $2,000 less in the coming year than in 2021, which is the second under a three-year union contract.
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