By Nancy West, InDepthNH.org
A lawsuit filed by a group of Gorham neighbors seeking to move a controversial OHRV trailhead away from their homes will go ahead in Coos County Superior Court, according to a ruling last week by Judge Lawrence A. MacLeod.
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