If you missed “Candidates Night,” hosted by The Chocorua Community Association, you can see it on YouTube.
Thanks to Mary Cronin for being “Zoom guru,” George Cleveland for moderating, and John Gotjen for his organizational skills in pulling everything together. The mix of candidates — all Legislators, except for the county commissioner candidates — provided a wide range of responses to each question. See chocoruanh.com for the link.
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