CONWAY — When voters head to the polls next month, they’ll be asked to decide five contested races on town and school ballots.
The 10-day filing period wrapped up last Friday, and there was a steady flow activity right up to the last minute at Conway Town Clerk/Tax Collector Louise Inkell’s window.
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