The Conway Daily Sun, Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011

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VOL. 23 NO. 215

CONWAY, N.H.

• Holiday Gifts for Pets & Pet Lovers! • Fresh Holiday Treats from our Pet Bakery • Great Stocking Stuffers! • K9 Coats & Boots • Full Line of Pet Supplies • Lupine Collars & Leads • Pet Safe Ice Melt • Pets Welcome

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tlers' Green Outlet Village had to be smiling following an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” Nov. 18 by former Arkansas governor and current GOP presidential candidate Jon Hunstman. Huntsman made an appearance at the

show's news desk during the “Weekend Update” portion of the show, where he was interviewed by New Hampshire native and host Seth Meyers. see HUNTSMAN page 10

Teachers' Madison residents take selectmen union and board agree to task on Tasker Hill cost overrun to tentative Blame for excess road costs runs the gamut from contract thick pavement and poor management to nepotism BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

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Huntsman plugs North Conway's 'affordable outlet malls' on Saturday Night Live CONWAY— Draft Dot Seybold for president? That's just a joke, of course, but the sharp marketing general manager of Set-

Don’t Forget Your Pets…

MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

CONWAY — For the first time in four years, the Conway Education Association (teachers' union) and the Conway School Board have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract without going to impasse. School board chairman Janine McLauchlan made the announcement during Monday's board meeting. "I'm pleased to announce we have reached tentative agreements with the teachers' union and the CESP (Conway Education Support Personnel)," McLauchlan said. Curtis Finney, president of the 180-member union, confirmed Thursday that a tentative agreement had indeed been reached. Neither Finney nor McLauchlan would divulge the parameters of the contract at this time, but both said they would be happy to do so after the deal is approved by their membership and board. The school board's negotiating team is McLauchlan, who is chair see CONTRACT page 13

BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

MADISON — Residents put selectmen's feet to the fire after it appeared the selectmen would easily forgive the road agent for overspending the Tasker Hill reclamation warrant article by $30,000. At the selectmen's meeting of Nov. 1, Road Agent Billy Chick explained how the overrun happened. A major reason why the project to re-claim the road costs more was because the road pavement was

see MADISON page 8

Mad dash

John Fuller Elementary School students run in the annual Turkey Trot Friday. Students from grades 1 through 6 competed to win a turkey, and many turkeys were given away in a raffle at the awards ceremony in the school after the races. First- and second-grade students race about 1/2 mile; third- and fourth-grade students run about 3/4 mile; while the fifth and sixth graders race a full mile and the students train for weeks as part of the physical education class with Dawn Vogel. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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thicker than expected and because a good gravel base needed to be installed. Chick said he brought this to the selectmen's attention in May -- however he didn't know the cost would increase so much. The plan called for tearing up the road, grinding the pavement, and then putting the material back down. However, in some places the pavement was much thicker than expected.

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