OSSIPEE — Support for making a rail trail in town appears to be growing, according to a survey presented by the Friends of Ossipee Rail Trail.Â
On June 30, FORT hosted a forum at the Center Ossipee Gazebo on Moultonville Road in Center Ossipee, where Dr. Shannon Rogers, a state specialist of nature-based economic development who works with the UNH Cooperative Extension Service, gave a presentation.
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