mpeting for the title of Hallmark’s Merriest Christmas Town with two dozen other contenders, with the winner receiving the opportunity to serve as a filming location for a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie.
Kathy Bennett of Kathy Bennett Marketing, who does marketing for the Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the nomination has generated considerable excitement among the Mount Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce’s followers.
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