CONWAY — There is life after the Conway School Board and Joe Lentini is looking forward to the next chapter.
While he came up short in a bid for a fourth three-year term on the board Tuesday, finishing third in a race for two seats — Cassie Capone topped the field with 708 votes, followed by Ryan Wallace, 707, and Lentini, 624 — the 70-year-old Conway resident is proud to have served his community.
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