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FREEPORT — The Freeport Police Department has applied for a state grant to fund a two-week seat-belt use initiative.

The grant, offered by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety, would pay for a local enforcement and education campaign, “Buckle Up – No Excuses!,” to be conducted in conjunction with the national “Click It or Ticket” program from May 20 until June 2.

According to state statistics, 17 people already have died on Maine’s highways this year, compared with 24 for all of 2012.



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