CONWAY — Another Kennett High alumnus serves on the Conway School Board. The board voted Tuesday night unanimously to appoint Mary Carey Seavey to fill a vacant seat until next April's elections.
Seavey, a former five-term town selectmen was chosen following interviews with she and three other candidates — Steve Angers, Charlie Sielicki and Robert Young.
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