Aroostook business and Boothbay police team up to help protect kids

Aroostook business and Boothbay police team up to help protect kids

When the Boothbay Harbor police chief met the Aroostook County inventor of body armor backpacks, he knew the gear might help kids feel safer in school. Chief Doug Snyder, who often works with schools to improve safety, listened to teachers about student fears of school shootings. After securing $23,625 in private foundation grants, he ordered 105 backpacks from Houlton-based Mundbora Inc. to place one in each elementary and high school classroom…