The Tamworth School District has asked the Conway School Board to investigate forming a cooperative school district for the schools in Conway and surrounding towns in SAU 9 and 13. On Monday night, the school district budget committee voted to recommend that to bring the question to Conway v…

Thanksgiving traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season, and that spending fest has expanded in recent years with Black Friday (the traditional biggest shopping day), Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday price-slashing deals.

There were 32 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Did you see a dramatic change in your tax bill this year? A selection of those responses is printed here. For complete responses, go to conwaydailysun.com.

Conway Town Manager Tom Holmes warned Tuesday that people may be shocked by their tax bill this year because, although the tax rate is lower, some homeowners — particularly those in neighborhoods with many short-term rentals — may see large increases in their property values because of the r…

This week’s Tele-Talk question sparked well over 100 responses, which seemed fairly evenly split over whether the state should impose a charge for plastic or paper bags or not.

Legislators debated an amendment to a bill this week to create a state law that would charge 10 cents for single-use bags in stores — both plastic and paper — as an incentive to get consumers to bring their own reusable bags while shopping. Advocates say such a law would reduce the amount of…

There were over 40 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: This week’s TeleTalk question: Do you think holidays like Halloween should be shifted a day or two in case of inclement weather, or should tradition win out? The vast majority of responders said the traditional date of Oct. 31 s…

Last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Do you think student service learning should be a graduation requirement at Kennett High School?” — received 29 responses. Some said student service learning would instill a sense of community while others balked at the idea of it as a requirement for graduation.

Last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Do you support changing zoning to allow smaller lot sizes if it creates more affordable housing?” — received 18 responses. A majority of respondents agreed with allowing smaller lot sizes to provide more affordable housing. Those who didn’t agree were concer…

The Mt. Washington Valley Housing Coalition has drafted a proposed change to Conway’s zoning ordinance designed to create more affordable housing in the valley. The new ordinance would allow developers to build on smaller lots in exchange for dedicating some units to affordable housing. Lot …

Last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Have changes in food vendors at Fryeburg Fair affected your favorite fair foods?” — received 13 responses. Many said they welcome new additional food vendors while some were not impressed with some food trucks and other merchandise vendors.

Last week’s Tele-Talk question — “Do you think introducing medication-assisted treatment to inmates at the county jail is a good or a bad idea?” — received 14 responses. Many agreed that medication-assisted treatment is a good idea while others disagreed saying it is an unfair burden on taxpayers.