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Dresden auctioning off two used fire trucks

by Payal Gangishetti July 21, 2021July 22, 2021

The town will use funds from the auction to refill municipal reserves.

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Nonprofit eases burden on Wiscasset families, teachers with free school supplies

by Kathleen O'Brien July 21, 2021July 22, 2021

Families with children in elementary through high school reported spending an average of about $790 on back-to-school supplies.

Outreach focuses on child abuse prevention

by Chance Viles July 21, 2021July 22, 2021

The Front Porch Project is offering free community training sessions at a time when many families are facing added stress from the pandemic, advocates say.

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Freeport divided over potential marijuana rules

by C. Thacher Carter July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

“I don’t think this is the direction that Freeport wants to go at a pivotal time where we are coming together as a community more than we ever have,” said Town Council Vice Chair Tawni Whitney.

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Driven by COVID deaths, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years in 2020

by Allyson Chiu, Lindsey Bever and Ariana Eunjung Cha The Washington Post July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

The National Center for Health Statistics reports that life expectancy for the total population declined from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020, with almost three-fourths of the decline attributed to deaths from COVID-19.