Over 50 years, Eric and Rebecca Rolfson have created a rural oasis in this central Maine farming community. On 123 acres, they have hand-built a log cabin and renovated a 200- year-old family farmhouse. They have created a maple syrup business, cultivated hayfields that serve local dairy farmers and cut a community trail system through their woods. This is where they plan to grow old, on land where Eric Rolfson’s parents are buried. So they were shocked last July when they received a letter from LS Power, a New York City-based power and transmission system developer.
ALBION — It’s been a rainy summer. According to the Portland Press Herald, Maine had 5.68 inches of rain in June, 1.91 inches above the yearly average. For reference, as
Farmers who gathered Wednesday said they already face severe challenges to farm operations and do not have the resources to push back against a planned corridor covering some 150 miles to transport wind-generated power south from Aroostook County.
Farmers who gathered Wednesday said they already face severe challenges to farm operations and do not have the resources to push back against a planned corridor covering some 150 miles to transport wind-generated power south from Aroostook County.
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