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SUMMARY:Any Book Book Club - Second Wednesday of Month from 2-4
DESCRIPTION:Join us the second Wednesday of each month for the monthly meeting of our Any Book\, Book Club. Each month\, we gather to discuss what we are currently reading and books that have stuck with us throughout the years. Our conversations are meandering\, and you are guaranteed to leave with a robust list of ‘must-reads!’ Light snacks and refreshments are provided! We hope to see you there!  \nGuiding Question – “What are you reading?”
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/any-book-club-second-wednesday-of-month-2-4/2026-03-11/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
CATEGORIES:Library News,News
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T103000
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SUMMARY:Storytime with Dawna
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Friday at 10:30 a.m. for stories\, songs\, and activities with Dawna.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/storytime-with-dawna/2026-03-13/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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SUMMARY:Whitefield Writes
DESCRIPTION:Join us March 14 at 2:30 P.M. for our free\, monthly generative writing group. Writers of all experience levels are invited to come together\, write\, share\, and connect in a welcoming\, supportive environment. \nOur group meets monthly\, and each session focuses on generative writing\, using prompts and guided exercises designed to spark creativity and help participants generate new work. Writers are encouraged to share their work\, in an environment that focuses on exploration and creativity rather than critique. \nThe writing group is free to attend and open to the public\, and reflects the library’s commitment to fostering creativity\, literacy\, and community connection. \nFor more information\, including upcoming dates\, please visit whitefieldlibrary.org or email Kristin@whitefieldlibrary.org.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/whitefield-writes-4/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
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SUMMARY:Monthly Drumming Circle with John Kootz
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 8th from 5-7 pm for the start of our monthly drum circle in our beautiful upstairs space! \nJohn Kootz has been facilitating drum circles since 2014 and am a member of the international Drum Circle Facilitators Guild (DCFG.net). This free event is open to people of all ages and levels of experience with drumming!\nDonations are greatly appreciated\, and all proceeds will go toward the library. We will meet the second Saturday of every month.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/monthly-drumming-circle-with-john-kootz/2026-03-14/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T180000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Library Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our Monthly Library Board Meeting takes place on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4:30 PM at the library\, in the community center on the second floor. Our Board Meetings are open to the public and accessible via Zoom (contact admin@whitefieldlibrary.org for Zoom meeting info).
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/monthly-library-board-meeting/2026-03-19/
LOCATION:Whitefield Firehouse Conference Room\, 26 Townhouse Road\, Whitefield\, Maine\, 04353\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library News
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260119T222041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T222041Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Swing Dance Lesson
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly swing dancing lessons\, led by Jim Ostiguy\, will take place the last Friday of every month from 6-8 P.M. in our upstairs space.\n$5 suggested donation per person.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/monthly-swing-dance-lesson/2026-03-27/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T181126Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Art Night with Jon Luoma
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday\, April 3 for a reception welcoming artist Jon Luoma.  \nJon Luoma has lived in Maine since 1975.  He has a B.A. in studio art and has studied traditional Chinese painting in Sichuan\, China.   He works at a painting studio in Gardiner. \nJon has been an illustrator/artist for the Maine Times and for Maine and New England environmental organizations\, and he has exhibited paintings in midcoast and central Maine galleries.  He is an enthusiastic hiker\, canoeist\, and cross-country skier\, and visits northern and downeast Maine frequently\, which often provide subject matter for paintings.  Many of his landscape watercolors combine Western and Chinese techniques\, approaches\, and materials. \nHe exhibits paintings at the Pemaquid Art Gallery at Lighthouse Park in South Bristol\, late May(through mid-October. \nTwo of his paintings of Baxter State Park are reproduced in Art of Katahdin by David Little (Downeast Books\, 2013).  His original illustrations for a limited letterpress edition of Thoreau’s The Maine Woods are in the collection of the Portland Museum of Art.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/first-friday-art-night-with-jon-luoma/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T160000
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SUMMARY:ENCORE! Free Concert for Children
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 11 from 2-4 P.M. at Le Barn in Jefferson\, for a concert featuring Clary Lake Musicians and Hall-Dale Taiko Drummers! Kids tickets are FREE\, and adults are $10 each. To get your tickets\, CLICK HERE or visit the library!
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/encore-free-concert-for-children/
LOCATION:Le Barn\, 132 Waldoboro Road\, Jefferson\, ME\, USA\, Jefferson\, ME\, 04348\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T160000
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SUMMARY:Whitefield Writes
DESCRIPTION:Join us April 11 at 2:30 P.M. for our free\, monthly generative writing group. Writers of all experience levels are invited to come together\, write\, share\, and connect in a welcoming\, supportive environment. \nEach monthly session focuses on generative writing\, using prompts and guided exercises designed to spark creativity and help participants generate new work. Writers are encouraged to share their work\, in an environment that focuses on exploration and creativity rather than critique. \nThe writing group is free to attend and open to the public\, and reflects the library’s commitment to fostering creativity\, literacy\, and community connection. \nFor more information\, including upcoming dates\, please visit whitefieldlibrary.org or email Kristin@whitefieldlibrary.org.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/whitefield-writes-5/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T140000
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SUMMARY:Free Community Talk With Dementia Friends Maine
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a friend\, family member\, or partner who is living with dementia? \nJoin us for a free talk at the library. \nDementia Friends is a global movement that is changing the way people think\, act\, and talk about dementia. This talk is designed to help our community understand what dementia is\, how it affects people\, and how each of us can make a difference.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/free-community-talk-with-dementia-friends-maine/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T221239Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk Series - Genie Dailey
DESCRIPTION:Genie Dailey is the owner of Fine Points Editorial Services in Jefferson\, Maine. Genie earned a BA in English from The College of New Jersey and later worked at Prentice-Hall\, where she was trained and mentored by two experienced textbook editors. After a few years freelancing in Connecticut with her husband\, Jim\, an artist and book designer\, the couple moved to Maine in 1974. Over her many years of editing experience\, Genie’s work has included fiction and nonfiction\, textbooks\, memoirs\, poetry\, and children’s books. She sees every new project as a challenge to enjoy and to learn from\, and she never imagined she would still be doing this work she loves well into “retirement.” \nDuring her Author Talk on April 19th\, Genie will share some of the writing she does when her thoughts wander or she’s inspired by something in nature. She’ll also discuss a few key things about her work as a book editor and take questions after her presentation. Her own book\, Mind Your P’s and Q’s (and Your A\, B\, C’s)–with the tagline “Tips for Writers from an Editor’s Point of View”—will be available for purchase at the event.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/author-talk-series-genie-dailey/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T180000
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Join us April 24 at 5 P.M. for an intimate evening of poetry with two local writers. \nMichelle Menting is a resident of Whitefield. She teaches poetry and creative writing at the University of Southern Maine\, and directs Gibbs Library in Washington\, Maine. She is the author of three poetry collections and her essays\, stories\, and poems have appeared in Passages North\, Cincinnati Review\, diagram\, One Art\, and other magazines and anthologies. Michelle holds a PhD from the University of Nebraska\, an MFA and MA from Northern Michigan University\, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin. \nJefferson Navicky was born in Chicago and grew up in Southeastern Ohio. He earned his MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. He is the author of four books\, most recently Head of Island Beautification for the Rural Outlands (2023)\, a Finalist for the 2023 Big Other Book Award for Fiction. Antique Densities: Modern Parables & Other Experiments in Short Prose (2021) won the 2022 Maine Literary Award for Poetry.  \nThis event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/an-evening-of-poetry/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260402T163453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T163453Z
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SUMMARY:Tips and Tricks to Deal With Stress: A Free Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join Ellen Dolce for a community talk at the library about dealing with day-to-day stress. This event is free and open to the public.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/tips-and-tricks-to-deal-with-stress-a-free-talk/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260408T175623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T175623Z
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SUMMARY:First Friday Art Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special art show featuring the paintings of local artist Julian Sacks. \nJulian began his artistic career as a child and sketched and painted until the end of his life. \nWhen he retired from the practice of psychiatry in 1994\, art became his primary occupation. \nThrough the years he studied art in New York\, California\, Boston and Maine. His work has been exhibited in galleries in Maine\, Massachusetts and Germany. \nAlthough he worked predominantly in watercolor\, his interest extended to oil painting\, pastel drawing and printmaking. His paintings emphasize movement and color. His subjects included landscapes\, seascapes and cityscapes in Maine\, Alaska\, New York\, Italy\, France and Germany. Julian died on May 18\, 2015. \n100% of the proceeds of Julian’s painting sales will be donated to the Whitefield Library to continue Julian’s love and support of the arts and culture.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/first-friday-art-night-7/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260407T124307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T124307Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk Series: Gerry Boyle
DESCRIPTION:Join us May 7 at 6 P.M. as our author talk series continues! \nGerry Boyle is a crime novelist based in Maine. Boyle is the author of 17 novels\, including the acclaimed Jack McMorrow mystery series\, featuring ex-New York Times reporter Jack McMorrow and his social worker partner Roxanne Masterson. \nBoyle also is the author of a second mystery series featuring rookie Portland cop Brandon Blake.  \nBoyle also lent a hand to his daughter Emily Westbrooks as she wrote a stand-alone crime novel set in Ireland\, THE DEAD SAMARITAN. \nBoyle last last Jack McMorrow novel\, HARD LINE\, published by Islandport Press in 2024\, won bronze medals from the Independent Publishers Book Awards\, for mystery novels\, and from the Independent Publishers of New England\, for genre fiction. \n  \nBoyle lives in China\, where he and his wife raised their family. \nWhen he isn’t writing\, Boyle is boating\, cycling\, working on their 200-year-old house\, and spending time time with his family.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/author-talk-series-gerry-boyle/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260421T185453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T185453Z
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SUMMARY:Whitefield Writes
DESCRIPTION:Join us May 9 at 2:30 P.M. for our free\, monthly generative writing group. This will be our last gathering before we take a break for the summer. \nWriters of all experience levels are invited to come together\, write\, share\, and connect in a welcoming\, supportive environment. \nEach monthly session focuses on generative writing\, using prompts and guided exercises designed to spark creativity and help participants generate new work. Writers are encouraged to share their work\, in an environment that focuses on exploration and creativity rather than critique. \nThe writing group is free to attend and open to the public\, and reflects the library’s commitment to fostering creativity\, literacy\, and community connection. \nFor more information\, including upcoming dates\, please visit whitefieldlibrary.org or email Kristin@whitefieldlibrary.org.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/whitefield-writes-6/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260421T185213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T185213Z
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SUMMARY:When a Loved One is Dying: A Presentation on End-of-Life Care
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday May 14 at 2 P.M.\, join us for a thoughtful and deeply human presentation with Maureen Groden\, RN\, hospice nurse and educator. This event is free and open to the public. \nIn her book\, When a Loved One is Dying\, Groden shares true stories of families navigating the final chapter of a loved one’s life. This presentation will help explain universal emotions\, decisions\, and realizations that can emerge during end of life care. It can also help with the realization that although death brings undeniable sorrow\, it can also deepen bonds\, cultivate resistance\, and offer moments of profound beauty. \nMaureen Groden has been a hospice nurse and educator for several decades. She obtained her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts and her graduate degree from the University of Connecticut.  Maureen holds certification as a Hospice and Palliative Care Registered Nurse from The Hospice and Palliative Care Credentialing Center. \nThroughout her career\, Maureen has held leadership positions at Mass General Brigham/Cooley Dickinson and Holyoke Medical Center/Hospice Life Care. In addition to clinical leadership\, she has taught community health nursing at several baccalaureate nursing programs\, primarily University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. She has presented widely at conferences and in the community on advanced directives\, palliative care and hospice. Maureen has a passion for helping families navigate the health care system and assisting with peaceful end-of-life transitions.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/when-a-loved-one-is-dying-a-presentation-on-end-of-life-care/
LOCATION:Whitefield Library & Community Center\, 1 Arlington Lane\, Whitefield\, ME\, 04353
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitefield Library Association":MAILTO:Info@whitefieldlibrary.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T193913
CREATED:20260408T212946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T212946Z
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SUMMARY:Roaring 20s Swing Jazz Music at the Speakeasy: A Fundraising Gala
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable evening of dancing\, food and drink at Le Barn in Jefferson! We are celebrating the roaring 20s in an epic fundraising event for Whitefield Library. Ticket price includes buffet appetizers\, bubbly\, wine\, beer or soft drinks\, and music all night long! This event is not to be missed. Tickets can be purchased at the library or by clicking here.
URL:https://whitefieldlibrary.org/event/roaring-20s-swing-jazz-music-at-the-speakeasy-a-fundraising-gala/
LOCATION:Le Barn\, 132 Waldoboro Road\, Jefferson\, ME\, USA\, Jefferson\, ME\, 04348\, United States
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