EFFINGHAM — A Superior Court judge has ruled against two abutters of a proposed gas station on Route 25 by affirming decisions by the town's planning and zoning boards earlier this year.
The proposed gas station, at the site of the former Boyle's Market, is controversial because environmentalists say it is situated in a sensitive area above the Ossipee Aquifer.
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