BARTLETT — Today, Christopher McNevich, 44, is a Realtor with Keller Williams Lakes & Mountains in Intervale. But 20 years ago, he had just become the Manchester Monarchs' public relations director. Taking that job was almost a fateful decision, he recalls. Below is his story.
"I grew up in the valley. I lived in Bartlett and went to Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, after which I attended Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, and went on to Plymouth State, where I majored in English.
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