Inspirational speaker kicks off a weekend of kindness tonight. Page 28
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011
VOL. 23 NO. 89
CONWAY, N.H.
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Burns wins 500th
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Kennett baseball team advances to playoffs BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — You couldn't have scripted this one. The Kennett High baseball team needed to win its final three games to guarantee itself a playoff berth and also for coach Bob Burns to reach the 500 career victory milestone. The Eagles did exactly that. First they beat Laconia, a team ranked higher than them in the standings, twice in five days. And, then, there was Wednesday's regular season finale against St. Thomas.
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Future uses of old nursing home still up for discussion BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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Members of the Kennett High Dance Team rehearse a number from their season-finale show, “A Language of Dance,” being performed tonight and Saturday at 7 in the school’s Loynd Auditorium. See story and photos, pages 8-11. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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OSSIPEE — Lawmakers told county commissioners to develop possible uses for the old nursing home building by June 27. This announcement comes days after lawmakers held a closed-door meeting about the facility. The county is constructing a new state-of-the-art nursing home for up to $23.5 million. Officials expect that the new building will be in use in September. The question is what see NURSING HOME page 14