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Farm and fiber mill in Troy enters first summer running on renewable energy
TROY — Some people look forward to Independence Day as the start of the more leisurely days of summer, a time for vacations, hikes, and perhaps time at the coast. Many Maine farmers, on the other hand, are heading into their busiest season with long workdays ahead. At Moorit Hill Farm and Fiber in the Central Maine town of Troy, this July will also bring long days of energy production. Earlier this year the farmers added a 41-kW rooftop solar array, paid for in part with a Rural Energy for America Program grant. The grant was awarded by USDA Rural Development, whose Maine State Director, Rhiannon Hampson, toured the farm and fiber mill Wednesday, July 3.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make campaign stop in Maine next week
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