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BERLIN — A proposal to develop multifamily housing in an office building once owned by Isaacson Structural Steel on Jericho Road took a step forward Monday night with the city’s zoning board of adjustment approving its request for a special exception in a 5-0 vote.

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BERLIN — Two properties listed on the real estate transfer list for February 2026 are of particular note for the Berlin and greater Coos County community: the sale of the long-vacant motel on Pleasant Street, near the city’s entrance, and the sale of the former La Casita Restaurant.

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BERLIN — City councilors Monday night voted in favor of keeping vehicular traffic on Main and Pleasant streets as they currently are: one-way, reversing its earlier vote to change back to a two-way pattern on Main Street the city used decades ago.

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LANCASTER — Coos NH Indivisible will be hosting a “No Kings” visibility rally Saturday, March 28, in Lancaster on Main Street by the U.S. Post Office. 

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BERLIN — The search for a site on which to build a recovery shelter in the city for those working to live a life free of drugs and alcohol may have found a home at what was once the site of the Berlin Medical Center.

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CONCORD — A bill to temporarily limit increased compensation for hospital executives after a major layoff in areas like Coos County, which is an economically distressed area, was tabled at the call of state Sen. Sue Prentiss (D-Lebanon) on Thursday, March 12.

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CONCORD — The owner of a non-profit that cared for the elderly must pay restitution of $490,947.88, serve six months in federal prison and then be on supervised release for a year, following her sentencing on filing false tax reports.

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GORHAM — Voters at annual town meeting voted out longtime selectman Mike Waddell and elected a physician in his place. The results were announced at the annual town meeting on Tuesday night, shortly after the polls closed.