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S TA R T I N G O N P A G E 14
22 L/A roundup
News of plans at Bates Mill
and Bates College, as well
as updates on mass transit
and, um, edible crickets.
18 Fields of dreams
Auburn is debating what it
can do to nuture growth of
its farmers and agricultural
community.
Gabe Perkins, left, is
director of the nonprofit
Mahoosuc Pathways Inc.,
which is creating a trail
network. His wife, Jessie
Perkins, is executive
director of the Bethel Area
Chamber of Commerce.
Together, they're part of a
wider effort to promote the
off-season attributes of
what has traditionally been
a ski-focused economy.
A western Maine
region looks to
diversify its
economy
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