CONWAY — Selectmen suspect the town will be spending far more on welfare than the customarily budgeted $60,000. Meanwhile, the town manager hopes to supplement the town's assistance funds with proceeds from casino revenue and bell ringing in December.Â
As of the end of October, the town has spent $90,000 in 2025 due to increased demand.
kAmQ(6 <?6H a_ad H2D 8@:?8 E@ 36 2 C62=[ C62= 492==6?86[ 2?5 H6VC6 DE2CE:?8 E@ D66 E92E[Q D2:5 %@H? |2?286C y@9? t2DE>2?] Q~FC 6J6D 2C6 H:56 @A6?]Qk^Am
kAmqJ DE2E6 =2H[ E@H?D 2C6 2==@H65 E@ @G6CDA6?5 E96:C H6=72C6 3F586E 2?5 EC2?D76C >@?6J 7C@> F?56CDA6?E A2CED @7 E96 @G6C2== 3F586E]k^Am
kAmt2DE>2? DF886DE65 E92E D6=64E>6? =6G6=\7F?5 E96 a_ae H6=72C6 3F586E[ H9:49 :D DF3;64E E@ 492?86 F?E:= |2C49 2E 56=:36C2E:G6 D6DD:@?] #6D:56?ED G@E6 @? E96 @G6C2== E@H? 3F586E :? pAC:=]Â k^Am
kAmQxV> H:==:?8 E@ =6E :E 8@ 2?@E96C J62C 2E E96 Se_[___[ 3FE x D66 E96 56>2?5 :?4C62D:?8 D@ C2A:5=J[Q D25 r92:C |2CJ r2C6J $62G6J] QxEVD D25]Qk^Am
kAmt2DE>2? D2:5 96 2?E:4:A2E6D E96 ?665 H:== 6I4665 Se_[___ 3FE H@F=5?VE DF886DE C2:D:?8 E96 3F586E 3J 2 C2?5@> 2>@F?E 3642FD6 E92E H@F=5 :?4C62D6 E2I6D 2D H6== 2D E96 =:<6=:9@@5 E92E E96 AC@A@D65 a_ae 3F586E 72:=D]Â k^Am
kAm$6=64E>2? y@9? r@=32E9 D2:5 E96 '2F892? u@@5 !2?ECJ :? }@CE9 r@?H2J :D D66:?8 2 b_ A6C46?E :?4C62D6 @G6C =2DE J62C[ 3FE 96 C64@8?:K65 E92E E96 3F586E ?665D E@ 36 2D =@H 2D A@DD:3=6]Â k^Am
kAmQx 2> 8@:?8 E@ 42>A2:8? 962G:=J E@ ECJ E@ <66A E96 G@E6CD 7C@> 5@:?8 2 5672F=E 3F586E 7@C E9:D E@H? 3642FD6 :E H@F=5 36 2 5:D2DE6C[Q D2:5 r@=32E9]k^Am
kAm$6=64E>2? $E6G6 !@CE6C 2=D@ E9:?<D E96 H6=72C6 DA6?5:?8 H:== 72C 6I4665 Se_[___]k^Am
kAmQx F?56CDE2?5 E92E E96 4@?46AE @7 ;FDE 8@:?8 H:E9 Se_[___ 3642FD6 J@F H2?E :E E@ =@@< =:<6 H6VC6 ACF56?E[ 7:D42==J C6DA@?D:3=6] qFE E96 C62=:EJ :D[ >@G:?8 7@CH2C5 H:E9 E96D6 64@?@>:4 E:>6D[ E92E J@FVC6 8@:?8 E@ 36 DA6?5:?8 52>? 4=@D6 E@ S`__[___ 7@C 2DD:DE2?46[ ;FDE 3J H92E x D66 @? 2 52J\E@\52J 32D:D[Q D2:5 !@CE6C]k^Am
kAmQ$@ :7 J@F 5@?VE H2?E E@ 8@ S`__[___[ 8@ Sgd[___ 2?5 36 C62=:DE:4[Q !@CE6C DF886DE65] Q$@ H96? H6 8@ E@ E96 3F586E 4@>>:EE66[ H6V== =@@< =:<6 H6VC6 36:?8 9@?6DE 23@FE :E]Qk^Am
kAmt2DE>2? D2:5 E96 AC@A@D65 3F586E :D =@@<:?8 2E 36:?8 23@FE d A6C46?E 9:896C E92? E9:D J62CVD[ 2=E9@F89 :EVD DE:== 36:?8 5C27E65]Â k^Am
kAmQ(92E :7 H6 8@ E@ 5672F=En ~FC 5672F=E 3F586E E9:D J62C :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 4=@D6 E@ Sf__[___ W=6DD E92? E96 AC@A@D65 3F586EX 2?5 :7 E96 A6@A=6 G@E6 E96 3F586E 5@H?[ =:<6 E96J 5:5 =2DE J62C[ H6 H@?VE 92G6 E@ H@CCJ 23@FE 9:C:?8 A6@A=6[Q 96 D2:5]Â k^Am
kAmt2DE>2? D2:5 s64] `f\ae :D E96 E:>6 A6C:@5 E92E E96 E@H? H:== 86E E@ C62A C6G6?F6 7C@> #6G@ r2D:?@] sFC:?8 E9:D E:>6[ bd A6C46?E @7 8C@DD C6G6?F6D 7C@> 2== @7 E96 82>6D[ 27E6C AC:K6D[ H@F=5 8@ E@ E96 E@H?[ 2?5 2=D@ E@ r2CC@== r@F?EJ #6E:C65 2?5 $6?:@C '@=F?E66C !C@8C2>] t2DE>2? D2:5 #6G@ 4@F=5 3C:?8 :? 36EH66? S`c[___ 2?5 Sb_[___ 5FC:?8 E92E E:>6 A6C:@5]Â k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@?[ 92G:?8 =@42= G@=F?E66C $2=G2E:@? pC>J 36== C:?86CD @FED:56 |2C<6E q2D<6E ?6IE >@?E9 4@F=5 3C:?8 :? E9@FD2?5D @7 5@==2CD[ D2:5 (6=72C6 ~77:46C qy !2C<6C] %9:D :D D@>6E9:?8 E96 E@H? 92D ?6G6C 5@?6 367@C6]k^Am
kAmQx 36=:6G6 E92E E96C6VD A@E6?E:2= E@ 3C:?8 :? 36EH66? E96 EH@ W36== C:?8:?8 2?5 #6G@X >2J36 Sad[___ @C Sb_[___[Q D2:5 t2DE>2?]Â k^Am
kAm$6=64E>6? H:== F=E:>2E6=J 564:56 H96C6 E96 #6G@ 7F?5D 8@ 27E6C 2 AF3=:4 962C:?8[ 3FE t2DE>2? DF886DE65 FD:?8 :E E@ 7F?5 E6>A@C2CJ 9@FD:?8]Â k^Am
kAmt2DE>2? H:== 36 2E |2C<6E q2D<6E @? uC:52J[ s64] d[ 2?5 uC:52J[ s64] `a[ 7C@> h 2]>]\b A]>]Â w6 D2:5 96 H:== FD6 G242E:@? E:>6 E@ 5@ E9:D]k^Am
kAmQxV> BF:E6 4@?7:56?E :? >J 36== C:?8:?8 D<:==D[Q D2:5 t2DE>2?] Qv@:?8 E@ 5@ D@>6 46=63C:EJ C:?8:?8 @? EH@ uC:52JD[ 2== D:I 9@FCD]Qk^Am
kAm$6=64E>2? #J2? $96A2C5 2=D@ :D E@ C:?8 E96 36== @? s64] d 7C@> h 2]>]\ b A]>]k^Am
kAmt2DE>2? D2:5 !2C<6C :D =:?:?8 FA >@C6 A6@A=6 E@ C:?8 @? 3@E9 $2EFC52JD]k^Am
kAmQ|J 9@A6 :D E92E @G6C E:>6[ H6 42? D=@H=J 8C@H E92E <6EE=:?8 AC@8C2> E@ >F=E:A=6 D:E6D[Q D2:5 !2C<6C] QxE H2D C64@>>6?565 7@C E9:D J62C E92E H6 ?@E 5@ E92E D@ E92E x 42? 86E >J 766E H6E 2?5 5@ H92E6G6C x 92G6 E@ 5@]Qk^Am
kAmt2DE>2? 3F586E65 a__ 9@FCD @7 @G6CE:>6 7@C !2C<6C ?6IE J62C[ 2? :?4C62D6 7C@> `e_ 9@FCD @7 @G6CE:>6 E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAm!2C<6C D2:5 D96 :D Q>2I65 @FEQ 2?5 Q3FC?E @FE]Q $96 :D E96 @?=J A6CD@? :? 96C 56A2CE>6?E[ 2?5 E@H? 92== 92D ?@ 324<FA]Â k^Am
kAm!@CE6C D2:5 :EVD E:>6 7@C E96 E@H? E@ 7:?5 2? 2DD:DE2?E 7@C !2C<6C]Â k^Am
kAmQ%9:D @77:46 ?665D E@ E9:?< 23@FE 86EE:?8 D@>63@5J 96C6 E@ 8:G6 96C 2 92?5[Q D2:5 !@CE6C[ 27E6C E6==:?8 !2C<6C Qx 25>:C6 J@F :>>6?D6=J]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.