by Ruth Leubecker
A variety of ventures, often inching forward one step at a time, are responding to the variegated urgent needs in Washington County.
COMMENTARY
It didn’t happen overnight, and many of these enterprises are dedicated to staying, albeit facing a challenging survival. The Machias Marketplace, with its mantra of “local food for local people,” is now 12 years old. After a rocky start followed by seven years under Machias Hardware, it now has a new location adjacent to Posh and across from True Value.