Risk and reward: When rural life meets economic development
Features Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
There are two oft-heard phrases in the village of Penobsquis. “The streets should be paved in gold, but instead they’re sinking,” says Beth Nixon, a resident here for nearly her entire life. “And Sussex got the boom and Penobsquis got the shaft.” The remark sparks laughter from the seven people sitting around the dining room table. [...]
