CONWAY — After months of crunching numbers, countless meetings and candidates making their pitches, it’s time to vote in Conway. Under SB 2, Conway will be the last town in the Mount Washington Valley to cast its ballots in the voting portion of town and school meeting at the Conway Town Garage in Center Conway on Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The SB 2 form of government was instituted by the Legislature in 1995 due to concerns that modern lifestyles made it hard for people to attend traditional town meetings.
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