CONWAY — A Market Basket could be open in North Conway by fall or spring of 2023, the grocery store’s developer told the Sun last Friday following a New Hampshire Supreme Court decision that clears the way for construction to finally begin.
The state high court issued its ruling in Bellevue Properties Inc. v. 13 Green Street Properties (Settlers) on Friday, Oct. 8.
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By the time it opens I'll be down in the southwest part of the state where they are everywhere, Shameful taking this long.
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