CONWAY — Plant a cultural seed and nurture it with some matching federal/local grants, and there’s no telling what kind of economic and social development will spin off from the effort.
That was part of the story that was shared with and advocated by U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) during a tour Friday, March 10, of Mountain Top Music Center in the reawakening Conway Village.
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