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VOL. 24 NO. 46
CONWAY, N.H.
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Transportation costs mounting for school district BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — With rising gas prices and mounting wear and tear on the bus fleet, transportation figures to be an issue on the horizon for the Conway School Board. Members of the board have been so concerned about transportation this spring that on overnight field trips, it may be
more practical and financially beneficial to have the bus driver stay overnight than drive back and forth to Conway. At the Feb. 27 board meeting, the board voted unanimously to table discussion on an overnight field trip for the Kennett High Key Club to Springfield, Mass. next month, because it had questions about transportation. “I see it says two school bus drivers,” Rick
Breton, of the board, said, reviewing the field trip request. “Is that because of the mileage?” Breton said it looked like the trip was going to be a down and back route for a bus driver while another one would pick the Key Clubbers up for their return. see TRANSPORTATION page 10
Should the town dump the dump store?
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Public hearing on store today BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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A.O. Lucy feeds the fire under the evaporator at the Sugar Shack at the 100 Acre Wood in Intervale Sunday. Dozens of maple sugar operators around the state opened their shops to the public over the weekend and Maine operators had their Maple Sugar Sunday. Producers say the season was shortened by unusually high temperatures. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Fryeburg residents don’t take a shine to turning off streetlights BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
FRYEBURG — Selectmen probably won’t follow through on a proposal to save money by shutting off 28 streetlights in Fryeburg. Residents opposed the selectmen’s idea at a public hearing held Thursday
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night at the American Legion Post on Bradley Street. A committee of town officials and a Central Maine Power representative inventoried all 154 streetlights in town and ranked their importance on a scale of one to five, five being most important to keep. see LIGHTING page 10
CONWAY — A public hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon on a proposal to close the dump store could turn contentious if it winds up anything like the first hearing late last month. “You’re all a bunch of delusionists,” selectman Larry Martin said at one point, speaking to the handful of residents and public officials who showed up to speak out against closing the dump store. “It’s not getting where it’s supposed to. It’s not getting to the needy.” The dump store section of the transfer station is for goods that still have some life left in them. see DUMP page 9
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