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Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through its downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. 604. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Again, virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the ev
Town of monson in central maine has a big problem. The town has bounced back from a fire that swept through downtown, destroying many of the buildings in 1860, and it is recovering from the trauma of the american civil war. The civil war ended just seven years earlier, in 1865. More than 10 of townspeople served in the civil war, and at least six of them died. The problem, even as the town of monson celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, is that so many of its young people are moving away. In the census of 1870, monson was listed as having 604 residents. Out of curiosity, how many of you are from places with more than 604 residents, show of hands . Virtually everyone. How many of you went to high school with more than 604 people . Virtually everyone. Monson was a tiny place, and that meant that every departure, every person who moved away from home, hurt. Their absence was noted. In 1872, when townspeople gathered to celebrate turning 50, the speaker at the event tried to put
105 in frederick, maryland, and 112 degrees ileesburg right now. Heres the latest warning. Everybody here in pink is under an excessive heat warning until 9 00 p. M. Tonight. For feelslike temperatures until 9 00 p. M. , around 100 degrees or hotter. Again, we have a heat warning in effect for tomorrow and a heat ay. Ch in effect for su for your evening planner, check it out. At 90 degrees right now. It still feels like 105 degrees at 7 00 p. M. 9 00 p. M. The sun is down and still feeling like 100 degrees out there, and by 11 00 p. M. It feels like 95 degrees. Now coming up at about 4 20, im going to be walking you throughout your day tomorrow hour by hour with the feelslike temperature and also breaking down what is the difference between a watch and ag . Warn pat, back for you. Thanks, amelia. Our coverage of this dangerous heat is just getting started. Coming up in five minutes were working for you on how to save on your electric bill. Then later in the hour your heat and your heal
New tonight, a vigil for a teen who died at a lake. And im in downtown cleveland where security is extremely tight ahead of the Republican National convention. Well be bringing it all to you live from cleveland. News 4 tat 11 00 begins. The men on your screen are the three Police Officers shot and killed today in baton rouge. One of those officers leaves behind a 4month old child. Another had been on the force less than a year. And that spreads to kansas city where the shooter lived. Jay gray has more on the investigation. [ sirens ] reporter much of baton rouge is still locked d officers down. Shots fired. Reporter three Police Officers quikilled. Three others jinjured, one in critical condition. The sus spent now identified as gavin eugene long. Shot and kimmlled. Were going to check him out with a robot. Reporter he was armed with a rifle and dressed in black. The mayor of baton rouge described it as an ambush. This comes after dallas officers were killed by a sniper and less sterli