GORHAM — The board of selectmen burrowed into the details of budget presentations on Monday evening, Dec. 14, and asked two department heads lots of questions.
Two board members — chairman Mike Waddell and selectman Judy LeBlanc — were on hand but selectman Adam White participated remotely, with the sound of his disembodied voice emerging from a laptop.
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