CONWAY — Abutters to the Lutheran Church on Grove Street in North Conway say the church's effort to help homeless people is drawing an unsavory element into their neighborhood.
The church last month opened the Way Station in its rectory. The program is a day resource center for housing-insecure people who lack washing facilities, internet access, haircuts, post office boxes and transportation.
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