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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
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VOL. 23 NO. 64
CONWAY, N.H.
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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‘A huge environmental accomplishment’ Agreement between precincts will help eliminate wastewater discharge into Saco River
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BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — An agreement to connect the two major Conway sewer systems marks a major step toward eliminating wastewater discharge into the Saco River.
“It’s a huge environmental accomplishment,” according to Bill Hounsell, who has worked on funding for the project. The North Conway Water Precinct and the Conway Village Fire District reached an agreement this winter to pipe wastewater from Conway Village to the North
Conway Water Precinct’s water treatment facility on Sawmill Lane. The interconnection will eliminate the need for Conway Village to build its own facility, and it will put treated wastewater from see SACO page 9
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust conveys Foss Mountain tract to the town of Eaton
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99-acre property adjacent to 341-acre conservation lands
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BY TOM EASTMAN THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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EATON — It's been a big year for the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, and the non-profit conservation organization last month celebrated its biggest achievement to date. “We just signed off in March on our Foss Mountain project in Eaton,” said land trust president Tom Earle of South Conway. The land trust successfully waged a year-long campaign to raise funds to acquire the 99-acre tract, located adjacent to the town of Eaton's 341-acre conservation lands, long renowned for its blueberry fields and 360-degree views.
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It’s Earth Day every day (except Mondays) at the Conway transfer station, where residents of Conway, Albany and Eaton take their recyclables. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Final Days Are Here! Baron’s Billiards Store Closing Sale in Laconia
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CONWAY — New Hampshire Audubon’s director of land management, Phil Brown, and partnering organizations will lead an in-depth hike through the Dahl Wildlife Sanctuary in North Conway on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An important regional preserve, this 60-acre parcel on the Saco River in North Conway with fields, woodlands, and floodplain forest has seen a see DAHL page 13