CONWAY — The state of New Hampshire's mask order for gatherings of over 100 people was in effect when Donald Trump Jr. rolled into town last Thursday.
While some of the 300 or so Trump supporters wore masks at the event, others didn't, and that prompted the Sun to ask Associate New Hampshire Attorney General Anne Edwards about the mask order and how it's being enforced.
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