Dill promoted
The Maine Army National Guard recently announced its new command sergeant is Sgt. Maj. Brian Dill, a former first sergeant for Westbrook’s 262nd Engineer Company.
Dill, a Fayette resident, was deployed to Iraq in 2004 with the Westbrook-based Company B, 133rd Engineer Battalion.
Keep Fido alive
Police are reminding people not to leave their dogs inside a car in this hot weather.
Being left inside a car can “quickly turn deadly for a dog,” police said in a Facebook posting.
A chart with the posting shows 90 degrees outside in 10 minutes goes to 109 degrees inside the car and 124 after 30 minutes.
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