Program Increases Access at Border Township Residents Mixed On Pilot Plan

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TOWNSHIP 15 RANGE 15 - Department of Homeland Security officials announced Tuesday a pilot program will be implemented next month allowing residents in two Maine townships to cross the border into Quebec 24 hours a day, seven days a week, whether or not Customs officers are on duty at the stations.

While some residents in the sparsely populated Maine townships say they're ecstatic about the program, a few residents in one of the lucky townships said Tuesday that they're not jumping for joy over the news.

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Program Increases Access at Border Township Residents Mixed On Pilot Plan

"I've got to see what this is first," Rod Sirois, a T15 R15 resident, said Tuesday of the pilot program. "We've had such poor results with Customs so far, that I'm not really excited yet."

"I...

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