CONWAY — At last Tuesday's Conway selectmen's meeting, Selectman Ryan Shepard forcefully rebutted some public criticism that followed the board’s March 3 vote denying the Tunnels to Towers 5K permission to use a portion of the Mount Washington Valley Rec Path for its July 11 race.
Shepard had been absent for the March 3 meeting due to what he described as a work commitment.
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