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• Position: STATELINE - Waldo County, Maine's friendly caller program - Brief article

Rural Maine's harsh winters can be especially challenging for the elderly, and the closest neighbor may be a mile away. For anyone living alone, or who has a physical impairment or disability, a fall or other medical emergency can be catastrophic. But Waldo County has come up with a program to help. Participants simply agree to call the county's 911 dispatch center by 10 a.m. every day. If they don't, a dispatcher calls them, or sends a...