There were over 50 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “What do you think about the town charging $20 and having attendants collect fees at three recreation sites?” with 17 in favor of the fee and 30 against it. Eight responses didn't answer the question directly.
On Tuesday, Conway selectmen voted to charge non-residents $20 a day to park at three seasonal river put-ins: Smith-Eastman Landing on Meeting House Road; First Bridge on River Road; and Davis Park on East Side Road. The fees would be charged from about Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Attendan…
There were over 80 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Is the site of the Intervale Motel a good location for a new four-story hotel?” and except for one or two, all were uniformly opposed to the idea.
At the site of the Intervale Motel, located across from the Scenic Vista, developers are proposing to build a 105,836-square-foot, four-story, 105-room hotel. The site has a long history with hotels; nearly 100 years ago, a grand hotel, the Intervale House, which was four stories tall with a…
There were 55 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “Should the town be doing more to save its Revolutionary War-era buildings?” The responses were overwhelming in support of saving historic buildings.
The Conway Planning Board is set to begin site-plan review Feb. 11 of a proposal by Eastern Propane to demolish the 250-year-old house and barn located at 1534 East Main St. in Center Conway in order to build an office building and maintenance building. Local historians Brian Wiggin and Ken …
There were 46 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “Should custom granite pavers be installed on the sidewalks of Conway Village?” The responses were overwhelming against installing them with only nine “yes” responses.
Conway selectmen said at their last meeting they would like to get public input on whether to allow custom granite pavers to be sold and installed in sidewalks in Conway Village. Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Janice Crawford had presented the idea, saying engra…
There were 51 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: “Should the town of Conway charge for parking at recreation sites, and if so, how much?” Most responders replied in the affirmative with suggested fees ranging from $1 to $50.
Conway selectmen voted Jan. 5 to collect parking fees at three popular town recreation sites: Davis Park, the east side of First Bridge and Meeting House Road. The sites were inundated with tourists last summer and town officials said the costs of dealing with the recreating crowds, includin…
There were 28 responses to this week's Tele-Talk question: "Should remote learners be allowed to participate in KHS sports?" Most responders replied in the affirmative.
The Conway School Board recently discussed whether to ban students who are doing remote learning from going out for sports at Kennett High School. Board member Randy Davison and board chair Joe Lentini said they’ve recently taken calls from parents concerned about remote-learning students wh…
This week's Tele-Talk question, "What do you think Trump will do in his final weeks in office?" received 53 responses, with not much consensus.Â
Since the general election on Nov. 3, President Donald Trump has worked overtime to try to nullify the results that saw his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, becoming the president-elect. Before all the ballots were even counted, Trump began filing dozens of lawsuits claiming election fraud (none…
There were 39 responses to this week's tele-talk question: "What do you wish for in 2021?" Most responses were related to the COVID pandemic and the outcome of the election with many hoping for peace, civility, calm, happiness and good health.
The year 2020 has been one for the record books, with the COVID-19 pandemic coloring every aspect of life from stay-at-home orders and daily teleconferencing to a boom in outdoor recreation and dining al fresco. We also saw a new president and state officials elected, a series of large Black…
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