TAMWORTH — The Tamworth School Board is considering its options concerning where its high school students go to secondary school, and a committee charged with evaluating those options is to hold a listening session April 4.
The Tamworth High School Options Committee listening session will start at 7 p.m. in the K.A. Brett School cafeteria. The committee is expected to finalize its recommendations to the school board May 16.
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