FRYEBURG, Maine — Selectmen unanimously approved on Sept. 26 a broad proposal from the Fryeburg Public Library to turn the former registry of deeds building at 510 Main St. into a media center.
Librarian Jennifer Spofford proposed the library takeover of the former registry building, which sits mere feet from the library, and pay for its renovation with grant funding, with construction beginning next summer.
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