BARTLETT — Election Day was rough for a few incumbent school board members across the Mount Washington Valley on Tuesday. Chief among those who failed to retain their three-year seats was Scott Grant, who was seeking an 11th term on the Bartlett School Board.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Nella Thompson in Eaton and Sarah DeMartino in Madison both fell short in their re-election bids.
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