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ZBA approves Brewster Academy special exception to convert 209 South Main into girls’ dormitory

5535424 · August 5, 2025
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The Zoning Board granted Brewster Academy a special exception to convert a bed-and-breakfast at 209 South Main Street into a girls’ dormitory for about 10 students, with conditions requiring building- and fire-code review and notification to the planning board for site-plan work.

The Wolfeboro Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a special exception allowing Brewster Academy to convert an existing bed-and-breakfast at 209 South Main Street into a girls’ dormitory for roughly 10 students. The board voted to grant the special exception after hearing the academy’s presentation and reviewing the site during a site visit earlier the same day.

Caroline Palucha, attorney for Brewster Academy, told the board the conversion would house about 10 students—two per room in five bedrooms—supervised by on-site faculty in a separate residence unit. “The proposed use will actually reduce traffic, when compared to the previous use of the property as a bed and breakfast,” Palucha…

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