JACKSON — A Superior Court judge has sided with Black Mountain Ski Area and ordered Jackson Police Department to turn over documents related to complaints about Black Mountain’s 90th anniversary celebration on May 3.
Meanwhile, the town’s lawyer and police chief say the town gave the documents to Black Mountain before the judge issued his order under the Right to Know Law, RSA 91-A.
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