NORTH HAVERHILL — Grafton County Superior Court jurors found the CEO of American Ag Energy, the company under which Berlin-based North Country Growers operates, guilty of voting in two states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election.
Outside of the courtroom after the verdict was announced, Richard H. Rosen, the CEO, told a reporter that the outcome would not affect work at North Country Growers.
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