TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012
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VOL. 24 NO. 6
CONWAY, N.H.
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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Fryeburg seeks ‘slum’ designation to qualify for beautification grant
Special town meeting vote tonight at 6
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BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
FRYEBURG — A special town meeting at the American Legion Tuesday at 6 p.m. will give voters a chance to make the Fryeburg eligible for a $150,000 federal grant for beautification, but there’s a hitch: To become eligible for the money, the town has to declare part of the downtown a slum. “It’s 12 properties,” selectman Thomas Klinepeter said. Those properties are from the historical society building on Main Street to the first building on
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Fryeburg will hold a special town meeting tonight to see if voters will designate a portion of their downtown as a slum to be eligible for a $150,000 beautification grant. Voters will also select a town moderator. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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Leanne Smith posts career-best seventh in World Cup downhill BY LLOYD JONES
Brown-bagging and socializing are back at Zip's for Meisters BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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CONWAY — Just like the old days, brown-bagging and socializing are back at Zip's Pub and Grille at Cranmore Mountain Resort — at least on Mountain Meister Wednesdays. Management is taking action, after
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