TAMWORTH — A town committee says it has a way to save most power customers in Tamworth money on their electric bill, and all it takes is voters approving a warrant article in March.
Tamworth Energy Committee Chair Gabrielle Watson sat down with SUN-TV on Jan. 7 to discuss the committee’s plans.
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