By Nancy West, InDepthNH.org
While Gov. Chris Sununu refuses to consider a new mask mandate to reduce the spread of COVID-19 during the surge he predicts will only get worse, Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier and others say it is time for New Hampshire to reinstitute one.
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