CONCORD — After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Gov. Chris Sununu has announced the return of the “Governor for a Day” initiative.
When it was first launched in 2018, the initial winner was Molly Robert (who now goes by Molly Thompson) of North Conway, who was Kennett High senior class president at the time.
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