FREEDOM — Thanks to a volunteer effort spearheaded by Miranda Sandahl of the non-profit Freedom Village Store, neighbors are taking care of neighbors in this Carroll County town during these uncertain pandemic days.
“I feel we are living up to the original community service goals of the Freedom Village Store about being a place about community,” Sandahl said this week.
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These general stores infuse new life into towns and are the virtual lifeblood of the community. A great role model and template for the rest of New England! Great job again Tom Eastman!
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