CONWAY — Once home to Thurston’s Meat Market, the former Valley Jewelers building, which dated back to 1911, was demolished this week to make way for improvements to the Conway Village Congregational Church (the Brown Church), which owns the property.
Deven Spears of Spears Bros. Demolition of Belmont said the building was razed Wednesday, the site cleaned up Thursday and finished off Friday.
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It always amazes me that people think that they have a say in others property. Why should the 'townspeople' have been notified? Would you come up with the money to renovate it or save it? If it isn't on a historical register, it is no ones business. It is sad to see change but change is inevitable.
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