CONWAY — Conway’s newest patrol officer is quite familiar with the area.
Jack Robinson, who grew up in the Mount Washington Valley and graduated from Kennett High School a few years ago, was sworn in during a ceremony in front of friends, family and fellow officers at the police station on Oct. 15.
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