By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
NORTH WOODSTOCK — Tourist attraction owners in the White Mountains are facing continued business uncertainty with the pandemic and need another infusion of help from Washington to get their full-time staff through to spring, they told U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Wednesday.
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Why was there no respresentative from StoryLand or the anew Aquarium?
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