OSSIPEE — In a 2-1 vote taken Monday, Ossipee selectmen voted to reopen the town hall to the public.
Selectmen Martha Eldridge and Sue Simpson had decided Nov. 16 that the selectmen’s office, Bub Avery Memorial Gym and the Freight House Annex (which handles some town hall functions) should be “temporarily closed to the general public” due to a “spike in local COVID-19 cases.” The town clerk’s office remained open on an appointment-basis only.
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