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BARTLETT — Josiah Bartlett Elementary School, the first school in the Granite State to offer full-day kindergarten over two decades ago, will once again be offer-
ing an all-day program this fall; it’s just a matter of whether there will be one or two teachers. With enrollment continuing to decline, the Bartlett School Board faces the difficult decision of maintaining two classrooms with two teachers and a shared
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CONWAY — Janine McLauchlan was the unanimous choice of her colleagues to continue as the chairman of the Conway School Board when members held their reorganizational meeting Monday. It was the board’s first meeting since the April 10 elections.
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Prior to McLauchlan presiding over the meeting, school district moderator Doug Burnell swore in Syndi White and Kelley Murphy to three-year terms on the board. White is beginning her second term on the board while Murphy, who has served in the past is returning after a two year absence. see CONWAY page 9
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accepted the nomination of her colleagues to remain the chairman of the Bartlett School Board earlier this month. “All of the above,” fellow board member Dan see BARTLETT page 9
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TAMWORTH — A minor fender bender involving a police officer caused Tamworth selectmen to rethink their new drug and alcohol policy for employees. The policy would require employees to be drug and alcohol tested if they are involved in traffic accidents that occur during working hours, result in a human fatality or personal injury, require an accident report, lead to a moving violation, towing of either vehicle and near misses that have caused serious injury or property damage. For weeks, police chief Dan Poirier and his officers had been urging the selectmen to reconsider the policy. The chief said it’s unnecessary and would place a burden on his department of see POLICY page 8
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