🌱 What the new 30-unit Thistlewood condo project means for Gorham.

Good day Gorham! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the new 30-unit Thistlewood condo project means for Gorham.
• How Gorham helped spotlight Maine’s most innovative tech-savvy teachers.

Also on today's calendar: First Annual End of Summer Arts & Crafts show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
• Sunday: Sun and clouds, temps: high: 60, low: 49.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 30 condo units coming to Gorham (pressherald.com) — A 30-unit condo neighborhood off County Road in Gorham has just been approved after a lengthy review, bringing mostly age‑55‑plus “tiny house” style homes starting around $350,000. The Thistlewood Petit Condominiums project will add a new loop road, sidewalks, and a turning lane on Route 22, with construction expected to start within weeks and move‑ins targeted for February.
   

• ACTEM Names Nicole Lesperance and Keith Kelley as 2026 ACHIEVE Award recipients (dailybulldog.com) — From Gorham’s educational technology community is celebrating two teachers honored with ACTEM’s 2026 ACHIEVE Award for innovative classroom tech use. The piece explains how Keith Kelley and Nicole Lesperance are transforming hands-on learning and professional development, and notes they’ll be recognized at ACTEM’s statewide fall conference in Augusta later this month.
   

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📸 Around Gorham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gorham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10

• First Annual End of Summer Arts & Crafts show →
  Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St, Westbrook
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Varsity Soccer - Boys Gorham
  Windham High School
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Varsity Volleyball - Girls Gorham
  Gorham High School
  6:30 pm
• Varsity Soccer - Girls Gorham
  Alumni Stadium
  7:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Varsity Field Hockey - Girls Gorham
  Gorham High School
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Soccer - Boys Gorham
  Gorham High School
  6:00 pm
• Wednesday Night Hikes →
  Gorham ME
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Food Truck Thursdays! →
  Little Falls Recreation Area, 664 Gray Road, Gorham
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Soccer - Girls Gorham
  Falmouth High School
  6:30 pm

Friday October 9

• Varsity Cross Country - Boys Gorham
  Eastern Prom Portland
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Cross Country - Girls Gorham
  Eastern Prom Portland
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Football - Boys Gorham
  Gorham High School
  6:30 pm

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📣 Gorham Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwill Northern New England posted a job opening for Retail Outlet Cashier in Gorham. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Part-Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate in Westbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gorham here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Westbrook

• Meet Snow, our Adoptable Pet of the Week (wmtw.com)
• Learn about e-bikes at Westbrook's BikeFest (pressherald.com)
• High schools Thursday: Marshwood girls soccer cools off Kennebunk (pressherald.com)

Scarborough

• Greater Portland Metro launches new Scarborough route (wgme.com)

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Ok Gorham! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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