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Wiscasset community raises $30,000 to help local farm stay in business
Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021
Like many local non-profits, The Morris Farm Trust has had a tough year. Share Updated: 6:43 PM EST Mar 7, 2021
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Show Transcript KEEFE REPORTS. THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED UP TO KEEP IT AFLOAT. 16:37 I LIKE TO SAY FARMING IS ALWAYS KIND OF A GAMBLING ISSUEMH THE PAST YEAR HAS DEALT A TOUGH HAND TO SO MANY . INCLUDING NON- PROFITS, WHICH RELY ON DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING. TO STAY VIABLE. 16:43 BECAUSE OF COVID WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO MUCH OF OUR FUNDRAISING. WE WEREN T ABLE TO HAVE CAMP. I THINK OF THIS AS OUR FALLOW SEASON. MH THE MORRIS FARM HAS CAMPS FOR KIDS AND PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS. IT HOSTS EVENTS. AND THERE S A FARM STORE THAT HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL CRAFTS AND PRODUCTS. LAST MONTH. THE FINANCIAL TOLL THE PANDEMIC HAS TAKEN BECAME TOO MUCH. AND THE FA
Maine Nordic centers see a spike in skiers this winter
Cross-country ski areas in central and western Maine are getting more skiers during the pandemic. And after last week s Nor easter, Nordic centers in southern Maine may rebound from a dry January.
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Liza Goss, right, of Wiscasset and Nell Houde of Jefferson head out to ski at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville on Jan. 30. The two friends live in separate households and have been Nordic skiing as a way to safely spend time together in winter during the pandemic.
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WATERVILLE Childhood friends Liza Goss of Wiscasset and Nell Houde of Jefferson have been visiting with each other only on outdoor outings during the coronavirus pandemic. They hiked together in the summer; then met up to bike in the fall. And when winter came, both returned to Nordic skiing after years away from the sport.