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BANGOR, Wis. (WKBT) -- Bangor's John Bosshard Memorial Library is getting a new cost effective and environmentally friendly energy source, and it won't cost Bangor residents a dime.

In January, someone working with the Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation approached the library about going solar.

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