09/15/2026
**RETIREMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CLERK ED HUNT**'
Today, we honor someone who hasn’t just had a career—he has built a remarkable legacy. After more than half a century of dedicated public service, Ed Hunt is officially calling it a career!
A Gorham native and 1970 graduate of Gorham High School, Ed served in the National Guard from 1970–1976. His career in public safety began in the fall of 1973, when a chance encounter with a former classmate led him to an opening for a dispatcher with the Cape Elizabeth Police Department. Ed applied, got the job, and the rest is history.
Along the way, Ed married his wife, Doreen, in April 1975. In 1978, they moved to Cape Elizabeth, where they raised their two children.
Throughout his career, Ed’s professionalism and dedication made a lasting impact. In 1981, he received a Letter of Commendation for his involvement in a sniper incident at the tower at Two Lights State Park. In 1991, he received another Letter of Commendation for his telephone negotiations with a domestic violence suspect, helping bring the incident to a peaceful conclusion.
In 2001, Ed was promoted to Head Dispatcher following the retirement of Mike Walsh. When Cape Elizabeth’s dispatch services were outsourced to Portland Public Safety in 2009, Ed continued serving the community as a clerk with the Cape Elizabeth Police Department.
Ed has described his 35 years as a dispatcher as exciting. He always looked forward to his next shift and never knew what kind of call might come in. Just as importantly, he treasured the camaraderie he shared with Cape Elizabeth’s police officers and fire and rescue personnel.
Over the decades, Ed had the good fortune to work alongside four police chiefs, seven fire chiefs, and more police officers and fire and rescue personnel than he could possibly count.
More than 50 years of service is an extraordinary accomplishment. It represents countless calls answered, countless people helped, friendships formed, memories made, and an unwavering commitment to the community.
Through it all—decades of shifting administrations, evolving technologies, and massive societal changes, one thing remained absolutely constant: Ed’s unwavering commitment to this community.
Ed, thank you for your dedication, professionalism, friendship, and more than half a century of service. Congratulations on an incredible career and a very well-deserved retirement! 👏🎉
