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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2024 · 38 MIN

A 300 year old Maine business & the theft of their land by the Maine Turnpike Authority

from It Might Just Be Me · host Ray Richardson of the Ray Richardson Show

Send a textSmiling Hill Farm in Westbrook Maine started in the 1720s.  They began 56 years before the Declaration of Independence.Through thirteen generations, through war, financial hardship, global depressions, weather anomalies and anything else you can think of, the Knight family has found a way to endure, persevere and thrive.  Yet, their greatest potential threat is not one of the above.Their greatest potential threat comes from their own government.  The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) seeks to steal their land to build a road.Oh, I know, they call it eminent domain which sounds all legal and lawyerly, but the truth is ... it is theft.  The Knight family does not want to sell the land.I guess the real question is, what do Maine people actually value?  Will you stand with this family and tell the MTA "No, you cannot do this!"If not now, when?  What will it take for Maine people to stand up to their government?If we don't stop this, what is next?  If we don't stop this, eventually, there will be nothing left to save!

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Send a text Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook Maine started in the 1720s. They began 56 years before the Declaration of Independence. Through thirteen generations, through war, financial hardship, global depressions, weather anomalies and anything else you can think of, the Knight family has found a way to endure, persevere and thrive. Yet, their greatest potential threat is not one of the above. Their greatest potential threat comes from their own government. The Maine Turnp...

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