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Confederate flag “not coming down”

The owner of a New Gloucester farm stand who flies a Confederate flag in honor of family that lives in the South says recent attention over it has been good for his bottom line.

Charlie Verrill owns Will & Laineys – a farm stand and greenhouse business started by his parents on Lewiston Road.

“I just put it there … it’s an attraction to try to get business,” he said, adding that following a recent story aired by TV station WMTW, he’s had people come to New Gloucester just to shake his hand. Keep reading