CONWAY — At what may turn out to be his last meeting as selectman pending an election recount set for next Monday, longtime board chair David Weathers was praised by his colleagues at the end of their meeting Tuesday at town hall.
Selectmen Mary Carey Seavey, Carl Thibodeau, Steve Porter and John Colbath and Town Manager John Eastman saluted Weathers for his 22 years of service, but the session also included discussions about press coverage regarding Weathers in his apparently unsuccessful bid for another term. (NOTE: The latter sentence was revised from the printed version).
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