CONWAY — The Mount Washington Observatory in January welcomed as new director of development longtime North Conway Public Library/Pope Memorial Library Director Andrea Masters.
Masters replaces Stephanie Fitzgerald, who has been at the Obs since 2016, and is leaving to start a family.
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