To the editor:
The following letter is in response to the letter titled “Time for change in Gorham town budget” that was in the Feb. 5 edition of The Berlin Sun. This letter was written by the Chairperson of the Gorham Taxpayer Association, Mary White. I am writing in support of keeping our true First Responders, the Gorham Police Dispatchers, answering the calls for help at the Gorham Police Department. I would like to clarify a few of the things that are in the letter.
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