According to an advertisement notice in the Portland Press Herald on Dec. 26, Amazon intends to file for a traffic movement permit with the Maine Department of Transportation. The notice says it is for a 146,280-square-foot warehouse/distribution center on Main Street (Route 25) in Gorham.

Amazon is seeking permission to construct the facility on a 94-acre town-owned parcel it has been granted permission to buy. The proposed project was discussed Dec. 1 at the Gorham Planning Board.

According to the advertisement for the traffic permit, the project is estimated “to generate a total of 335 a.m. passenger car equivalents, or PCES, 377 midday PCEs, and 321 p.m. PCEs.”

Interested parties may request in writing immediately to participate in an MDOT scoping meeting. Comments about congestion and or safety will be accepted throughout the application process. Requests should be sent to the State Traffic Engineer, 16 State House Station, Augusta, ME, 04333.

MDOT can be reached by calling 624-3000.

License dogs, avoid a fine

Dog owners need to license their dogs as 2025 licenses expire on Dec. 31.

License fees are $6 if spayed or neutered, or $11 if unaltered. A $25 late fee will be charged after Jan. 31. The town’s animal control officer will be notified of all unlicensed dogs and owners could be fined.

Dogs can be licensed by owners in person at the Town Clerk’s Office, 75 South St., or online at maine.gov. For more information, visit gorhammaine.gov.

Crabill to speak at Triad

Kim Crabill, of Hospice of Southern Maine, will be the guest speaker when the Gorham, Westbrook and Windham Triad group meets from 11 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Gorham Police Department, 299 Main St.

Triad is a collaboration of law enforcement, business and agencies that promote the safety and well-being of senior citizens.

Triad supports a winter sand for seniors project that provides sanding for walks and driveways. For more information or to request sand, call Gorham Sgt. Ted Hatch at 222-1668 or email [email protected].

Rotarians to meet

Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, in the dining room at Westbrook Regional Vocational Center, 125 Stroudwater St., in Westbrook. Morgan Jameson, interim executive director at ITNAmerica in Westbrook, is the featured speaker.

For more information, call Christine Johnson, club secretary, at 797-3747.

Free clothes

The Mission of Hope Clothes Closet will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan 3, at Cressey Road Christian Church, 81 Cressey Road, Gorham.

The closet provides free clothes, free coffee and snacks.

The closet is open the first and third Saturdays every month and donations are accepted. For more information, call the church at 839-3111.