CONWAY — The New Hampshire House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly defeated a bill, HB 1636, that would have paved the way to establishing education freedom savings accounts for students.
In the process, the vote keeps the prospect of the Conway Recreation Department relocating to mothballed space within the Kennett Middle School.
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