CONWAY — The town of Conway has a new town planner.
Ryan O’Connor, 34, of Tamworth has replaced Jamel Torres, who resigned May 31 after serving for about a year-and-a-half. Torres was hired in October 2021 following the retirement in May 2021 of longtime town planning director Tom Irving.
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