MADISON — About 70 people, including U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan and Executive Councilor Joe Kenney, turned up on a chilly Thursday morning for the ribbon cutting of the Nature Conservancy’s accessible trail in the Ossipee Pine Barrens Preserve.
The gathering took place at the West Branch Trailhead on Route 41 which can be found on GPS by searching for 1517 Plains Road, Silver Lake.
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