CONWAY — While selectmen and a local property owner believe the Saco River is being overrun by people, a tubing company owner disagrees.
Shawn Bergeron raised the topic of the Saco to selectmen at their meeting last week. Bergeron lives in Madison but owns the building housing Bergeron Technical Services at 290 East Side Road. The river is behind his office.
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