Would you donate a kidney to a nonrelative? This Lisbon woman did.

Maddison Martin, right, poses with Tammy McManaway on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Martin's Franklin home. Martin was born with a genetic kidney disease and by May of this year was in end-stage renal disease. McManaway is the Shattuck House secretary at Norwich Free Academy, from which Martin graduated in 2017, and learned of Martin's need for a kidney via social media and offered to donate one of hers. Martin has pledged her renewed life to raising awareness of organ donation. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Maddie Martin, 20, was born with Alport syndrome, a genetic mutation that affects her kidneys, eyes and ears. A transplant was needed to save her life and in June, Tammy McManaway of Lisbon decided to donate a kidney to her.

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Groton Water Treatment Plant upgrade more than halfway complete

Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick and Daniel Bouges, manager of communications and community outreach, walk past new tanks Thursday, June 27, 2019, during a tour of the Groton Utilities water treatment plant. The facilities are just over halfway through a $54 million rehabilitation project with electrical and mechanical upgrades, enhanced fire protection and new technology for treating water. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

The $54 million project includes constructing a new nearly 20,000-square-foot building for treating and processing water and two new above-ground storage tanks.

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Karl Saszik and his brother Erik at Uhuru peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. (Submitted)

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Vice President Mike Pence, left, points to Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin during an event at the Kennedy Space Center in recognition of the Apollo 11 anniversary, Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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In this May 2, 2013, photo the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Mesdar is seen at an unknown location. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed Friday July 19, 2019, that Iran had seized one British, the Stena Impero, and stopped one Liberian-flagged vessel, Mesdar, in the Strait of Hormuz. It was the latest escalation of tension in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in tensions between Tehran and the West. (John Pitcher via AP)

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Riley Eldridge, 15, left, and Jennie Lin, 15, hug as they and their group of friends, all East Lyme High School students, cross paths Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Celebrate East Lyme on Main Street in Niantic. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

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