CONWAY — Each year, the Sun's editorial staff votes on what it thinks are the top 10 stories of the year. And if there was ever a year when the biggest story was obvious, 2020 is it. The pandemic, of course, dominated national news as well as here at home.

11-13-21 Vax Clinic looking

Cecilia Maiorano, 8, of Jackson looks on Dave Hockey, RN, applies a Band-aid after her dose of the COVID vaccine, with mother Kathleen Maynard at right, at the drive-thru vaccination clinic at Memorial Hospital on Nov.13. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

1. COVID-19 continues

04-13-21 Voting Lynn Lyman and Mary Seavey

Lynn Lyman (left) and Selectman Mary Seavey (right) stand outside Kennett High School on April 13 to encourage Conway voters entering the school to vote no on the STR articles. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

08-24-21 Hiring-Hours Signs dairy queen drive thru

Signs seen Aug. 24 outside of the Dairy Queen on White Mountain Highway indicates that they are looking to hire. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

Conway School Board - recessed - closer - Lentini with Richardson and Nordlund

Conway School Board Chairman Joe Lentini is seen Nov. 8, asking citizens to put on a mask, produce a doctor’s note or leave the meeting in the Professional Development Center at SAU 9. The citizens declined his request, and Lentini recessed the meeting. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)

04-20-21 Center Conway demo excavator dumping wide

An excavator prepares to make short work of the barn attached to the Capt. Joshua Heath house in Center Conway on Route 302 in Center Conway on April 20. Both were torn down to make way for an Eastern Propane office and maintenance building. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

intervale

A three-story luxury hotel is proposed for the site of the former Intervale Motel. (MARGARET McKENZIE PHOTO)

11-03-21 MWV Path digging best

Representatives from supporting organizations, businesses, and government bodies dig into the new dirt at the Mount Washington Valley Recreation Path groundbreaking ceremony at Cranmore Mountain Resort on Nov. 3. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

Kennett High windows are falling apart - 2

Windows at Kennett High School are falling apart. The Conway School Board's facilities committee recommended replacing all 551 windows at the school at a cost of $1.3 million. Luckily federal funds ended up paying for it. (COURTESY PHOTO)

11-22-21 Mall from left

The Mountain Valley Mall in North Conway was sold in November. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

05-22-21 Fire Station Opening crowd overhead mingling and eating

People mingle, eat and tour the new fire station in North Conway after the grand opening ceremony on May 22. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

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