CONWAY — Mount Washington Valley and area towns will join the nation in celebrating country’s semiquincentennial on Saturday with parades, music, family festivals, food and fireworks.
It’s shaping up to be a scorcher, as a heat wave on Wednesday pushed temperatures into the 90s, but it is expected to lessen somewhat by Saturday, when a few showers are forecast in the afternoon.
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