Bartlett selectmen are asking Gov. Chris Sununu to temporarily ban short-term rentals in New Hampshire due to the COVID-19 virus. They hope he approves an order similar to what Vermont Gov. Phil Scott did Monday when he ordered all lodging, including hotels, Airbnb and campgrounds in that st…

There were seven responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Do you approve of drive-through voting or would you prefer to see elections postponed? Two respondents favored voting while five opted for postponement. Answers are below and at conwaydailysun.com.

In the face of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, Conway officials this week discussed using the town garage in Center Conway for “drive-through” voting for town elections set for April 14. Town Moderator Deborah Fauver is also set to discuss next week whether to postpone the election.

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In order to practice social distancing and remain safe during the coronavirus outbreak , the new reality for most of us is staying home. Some have been ordered to work from home. Others have school-age children who have switched to remote learning. While home is where the heart is, “shelteri…

There were 14 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: If you we’re to be quarantined for two weeks, what items couldn’t you do without? Responses are below.

The worldwide coronavirus outbreak has caused travel restrictions, school cancellations and 14-day quarantines in places like China and Italy. It has also led to people across the U.S. (and in the Mount Washington Valley) emptying store shelves of things like hand sanitizer and toilet paper,…

Seventeen responses were received to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Is spending $25,000 to inventory short-term rentals a good idea? One response was favorable. The remainder of respondents either opposed the idea or spoke to other aspects of the short-term rentals issue. Responses are belo…

At Wednesday’s Conway town deliberative session, citizens debated the merits of Article 24, which is on the warrant for April 14 voting. The article calls for $25,000 to pay a company to inventory short-term rentals in town with an eye toward eventually regulating such rentals. Former select…

There were 13 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Do you think Conway should join Berlin and Gorham to form a girls’ hockey team? Nine were in favor, one opposed, and three offered alternate perspectives.

Conway School Board is  considering having Kennett High School join with Berlin and Gorham schools in a cooperative girls’ ice hockey team next winter (three Kennett girls currently skate on the Kennett boys’ team). Cooperative hockey programs are common, and Conway School Board’s co-curricu…

There were 23 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Should the state accept federal money to create new charter schools? Responses were roughly 3 to 1 in favor of charter schools.

State Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) has introduced legislation to allow the state Department of Education to go around a Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee decision and accept a $46 million federal grant to double the number of charter schools in New Hampshire. The committee has twice rejec…

There were 43 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question: Where would you like to see voting take place in Conway? Several locations in town were suggested, the most popular being the high school. Traffic-related issues were among the concerns of several respondents.