By Ellie Bosak-Harper
WOLFEBORO — Wolfeboro Selectman John Thurston says he will fight a criminal trespass summons issued this week, while a Wolfeboro risk and crisis management consultant argues in an open letter that the town's own account of the case fails to support the charge.
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