CONWAY — I love nothing better as a reporter than to stumble on something interesting just through serendipity.
That was the case Thursday night, when, after three hours of covering meetings at Conway Town Hall involving the master plan update steering committee and then the work session of the planning board, I wearily headed out to my car in the parking lot under the light of the nearly full moon, looking forward to a late supper.
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