BERLIN — A new effort called “Keeping Coos Warm” is being launched this winter with a goal of keeping neighbors warm this winter with high energy costs.
Ken Gordon, chief executive officer of Coos County Family Health Services, said the idea goes back almost two decades when a similar effort was created to help families impacted by the closing of the mills in the Berlin area.
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