CONCORD — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of former Wolfeboro resident Christina Fay on 17 counts of animal cruelty in an opinion released Wednesday morning.
This sets the stage for a Superior Court judge to lift the stay on the sentence she imposed a couple years ago.
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