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LEWISTON (AP) — Lewiston has long had a significant Somali population, and now Maine’s second-largest city has its first Somali school committee member.

Zam Zam Mohamud cast her first votes this week, after her appointment by Mayor Robert Macdonald to complete the term of a member who resigned.

The 38-year-old Mohamud said she intends to serve out the term that expires in January and might seek election.

She’s been a U.S. citizen since 2006.



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