CONWAY — As the final week before the New Hampshire Primary began, Democratic presidential hopeful Deval Patrick made two campaign stops Monday in Conway, one at a Kennett High classroom and another at the Gibson Center for Senior Services.
The former two-term Massachusetts governor, who last visited Conway on Dec. 21, 2019, was on what he described as “Day 5 of a six-day, 1,000-mile, 20-plus event, five campus-plus tour” that included stops in Hanover, New London and Nashua as well as in Conway.
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