By Zach Laird, InDepthNH.org
MANCHESTER — On Monday, about a dozen people journeyed to The Quill, a libertarian clubhouse in Manchester, to partake in a meet-and-greet at the Free State Project’s PorcFest — the controversial gathering also known as Porcupine Freedom Festival.
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