CONWAY — The field for the selectman continues to grow as two familiar names threw their hats into the ring Wednesday.
Mark Hounsell, just the second person (the late Dick O'Brien) in the town's history to serve simultaneously on the school board and board of selectmen, is returning to the political arena. Meanwhile, Syndi White, who is currently on the school board, is looking to follow in O'Brien and Hounsell's footsteps as she signed up for selectman Wednesday morning.
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