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TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011
VOL. 23 NO. 56
CONWAY, N.H.
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Finally time to vote BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
CONWAY — It’s finally time to vote. After months of budgeting and weeks of campaigning, voting day has arrived and the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Conway Community Building in Center Conway. Voters on the school ballot will decide one
contested race for school board; vote on a controversial budget; and decide if the district’s teachers will get their first contract in four years. Town clerk Rhoda Quint is anticipating a strong voter turnout, so much so that she’s printed up twice as many ballots as last year. “We had 1,348 vote last year and 1,295 the see VOTE page 11
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Skiers and riders climb the bowl and headwall in Tuckerman Ravine Saturday. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Rite of spring: 2,000 make trek up Tuckerman Saturday BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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