Meriel Longley ’07, one of two full-time Harpswell, ME firefighters, named among 20 of Maine’s Outstanding Women

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Meriel Longley '07

"I got interested in fire and rescue after I graduated from Norwich University," she says. "I had a job working for the Navy as a personal trainer and had been a lifeguard for years. I grew up in Cundy’s Harbor—my dad was assistant fire chief—and felt like I needed to give back to my community." — Meriel Longley ’07

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