TWO THINGS TO BRIGHTEN your outlook on the good of humanity on the local front this week, as 2019 comes to a close and we look forward to the new year.
No. 1: The Christmas Day Dinner presented Wednesday by John Pandora (going strong at 89) and his fellow members of the American Legion Post 95 of North Conway and other volunteers at the Conway Congregational Church.
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