CONWAY — The field has grown to six candidates for the vacant school board seat, and while selectmen will still make the ultimate decision on who sits on the Conway School Board for the next eight months, it won't happen next Tuesday as originally planned.
The selectmen's executive assistant, Krista Day, said Friday that one of the five selectmen, Carl Thibodeau, won’t be able to attend Tuesday’s meeting due to a previously scheduled medical procedure. His absence could lead to a deadlocked 2-2 vote on the candidates.
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