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  • A Promise Kept for 50 Years

    A Promise Kept for 50 Years

    The oak tree on the corner of Maple Street and Division Avenue was a landmark. It was older than the town’s founder’s statue, older than the library steps, and certainly older than Elias Vane. In the spring of 1974, Elias sat beneath its sprawling canopy, his back against the rough bark, holding a yellowed envelope.…