CONWAY — You could say it’s like a bad movie, but who would believe this plot?
Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on declining movie attendance, the Mountain Valley Mall Cinema 7 in North Conway come Sunday are taking an extended intermission, manager Ed Gearity said Thursday.
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