GORHAM — The Gorham select board recognized its obligation and voted unanimously on Wednesday, Aug. 18, to meet the terms of a court-ordered settlement agreement that brought seven years of litigation — from 2013 to 2019 — with Northern New England Company, LLC, aka FairPoint Communications, to a close.
The town will pay $497,914 in two installments: $248,957 on or before Dec. 31, and the same amount on or before Dec. 31, 2022.
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