CONWAY — At a town hall meeting last Thursday in North Conway, freshman 1st District Congressman Chris Pappas (D-Manchester) fielded a wide range of questions, including about climate change and the 2020 presidential elections.
About 18 people turned out to the meeting at the at the Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center. None of the five local state representatives — Anita Burroughs, Ed Butler, Tom Buco, Harrison Kanzler and Steve Woodcock — was present.
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