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Updated at 9:04 PM increase font size The pandemic fueled a hiking boom, but there are still places to avoid a crowd on the trail Foot traffic on Maine trails is has trailed off from the pandemic-crazed high of 2020, but still higher that before COVID-19. Here are some hidden gems. Share Hikers revel in the views while hiking theParks Bennett Loop in Bethel. With such an increased demand on trails, folks at Inland Woods + Trails took the initiative and in April constructed a 3-mile loop trail in the newly conserved Bethel Community Forest. Photo by Gabe Perkins From the North Maine Woods to western Maine, down through southern Maine and along the coast to the Downeast region, land managers echo similar reports on hiker traffic: It is down from the wild spike that occurred in 2020 due to COVID-19 – when trail use doubled in many places – but Maine’s trails are still busy. ....
A new plan has been proposed to the Town of Wappinger to take a huge, empty business and transform it into a state-of-the-art superstore. The Plant Depot on Route 9 and Smithtown Road in Fishkill closed down in 2015 after 22 years in business. At the time, owner Lou Paggiotta and his wife Lorraine decided it was time to retire. Since then, the building has sat vacant, leaving many wondering what would ever come of this huge piece of real estate. Earlier this year a plan was proposed to turn the property into a U-Haul Moving and Storage business. Those plans have appeared to fall through and now a new, even bigger business is making plans to purchase the property and completely transform the stretch of Route 9. ....
STRANGULATION â Chester Chatereski, 42, of Perkasie, was charged with strangulation, simple assault, false imprisonment and harassment following a domestic incident April 6 on S. 6th Street, Perkasie Borough Police Department said. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage, New Britain, and taken to Bucks County Correctional Facility with bail set at 10 percent of $50,000, court information shows. SIMPLE ASSAULT, HARASSMENT â Ryan Wahalla, 33, was charged with simple assault and harassment following a domestic incident April 1 in Sellersville, Perkasie Borough Police Department said. Following a preliminary arraignment, he was taken to Bucks County Correctional Facility with bail set at 10 percent of $20,000, police said. ....