CONWAY — On Thursday, Pine Tree School Principal Aimee Frechette got her first night off in 175 days from her self-appointed task of reading bedtime stories online each night to her students.
However, she had a more than capable fill-in — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
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