CONWAY — An estimated 800 people thronged Conway Village last Saturday as part of a national day of action to push back against President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk’s threatened cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and education.
It took place at the same time as about a thousand other rallies nationwide, including 15 others in New Hampshire, from Concord to Colebrook to Portsmouth to Keene.
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