STONEHAM, Maine — For nearly 50 years, Susan L. Curtis Foundation’s programs have been improving the lives of economically disadvantaged Maine youth.
Camp Susan Curtis, on the shores of Trout Pond in Stoneham (about a half-hour north of Bridgton), is the most visible aspect of the foundation.
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