Earlier this year, Fryeburg, Maine, created a new town committee with a mission to sustain and improve our community for all ages.
The committee is a branch of the wider Mount Washington Valley Age-Friendly Task Force, in partnership with the Gibson Center for Senior Services and other regional towns.
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