BARTLETT — While other candidates were in attendance, the 40 people who turned out for the annual Bartlett Meet the Candidates Forum in the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School’s cafeteria on Tuesday night were focused on just one race — the one for school board.
Incumbents Scott Grant and Andrew Light are being challenged for their three-year seats by Jay Calabro and John Dzaugis.
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