CONWAY — With COVID-19 numbers reaching unprecedented numbers, the Conway School Board has implemented a mask mandate for those attending its meetings.
Monday night marked the first board meeting with the procedure in place. Only four board members were in attendance — Dr. Michelle Capozzoli, Randy Davison, Joe Lentini (chair) and Barbara Lyons, who was attending her first meeting since being appointed Oct. 12 to fill the seat vacated by Courtney Burke, were all in masks. Board members Joe Mosca, Ryan Wallace and Jessica Whitelaw were absent.
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