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LIMERICK, Maine ( WMTW ) -- The town of Limerick is looking ahead to the future with a new time capsule. The town's historical society opened a time capsule from 1975 this summer as part of Limerick's 250th birthday celebration. On Saturday, Oct. 18, the town will seal a new time capsule.

Co-chair Ann Marie Carroll was in Tibbetts Memorial Park when the first capsule was buried in August 1975. “Main street was just covered with people," she said. "This whole hill was just covered, and people couldn’t wait to put their envelopes in.”

Carroll was there again in May 2025 when that time capsule was dug back up. She said, “We were so hoping everything would be in perfect condition and it was.” Carroll's co-chair Lisa LePage described the capsule's condi

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