BERLIN — The Conservation Fund has given the city the parcel of land that contains the firing ranges for both the Berlin Police Department and the Androscoggin Valley Fish and Game Association.
The city council Monday night voted to accept the donation of 20.6 acres of land off the East River Road in Milan from the non-profit conservation organization.
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