By Todd Gallagher
Paul and Sharon Costello moved from Chester, NH, to the town of Denmark in 2004. Since that move, things around here have never been the same. That's because they brought with them three children, a son named Dana, who is in his senior year, and two daughters, Meghan and Lisa. Meghan is a sophomore this year and her sister, Lisa, is in her senior year as well.
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