Mascoma Valley Grocer Still Goal
Enfield — Fresh food advocates and town officials in the Mascoma Valley are hoping a new feasibility study will help attract a food cooperative or grocery store to the Route 4 corridor. Market research now indicates there’s demand in the area for a small grocery store in either downtown Enfield or Canaan but it’s unlikely a large store would be able to compete with those in Claremont and Lebanon, said Stuart Arnett, a consultant with...
Mascoma Clinic Backers Have Cash Goal
Canaan — A nonprofit organization that plans to build and operate a community health clinic here has secured $3.3 million in federal rural development loans but needs to raise an additional $280,000 before starting work. About 2,500 residents have pledged to use a facility that originated “from hundreds of local voices that created a local plan for health care,” according to an informational packet provided by the project’s backers....
