CONWAY — With the Conway School Board unable, during a marathon meeting Monday night, to achieve a majority on who should fill the vacant seat on the board, the decision about whether to fill the eight-month term or to keep it vacant until next April now falls to the board of selectmen.
On Aug. 8, the open seat vacated by Jessica Whitelaw in July was awarded to former board chair Joe Lentini.
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