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Another special town meeting? Police need voters’ permission to accept grant for new officer BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Ready for one more special town meeting? This one would be for the police department. Without a special town meeting, police officials told the selectmen on Tuesday, the department is poised to lose a $241,000 federal grant because of a town rule voters passed nearly a decade ago. And that’s just one of several problems the department is facing. Two officers are also set to leave within the next month, and the department needs $42,000 for unanticipated expenses that weren’t in the budget. “We’ve had a difficult year,” commissioner Theresa Kennett told the selectmen, and without action things could get worse. “Is it feasible to have a special town meeting?” “There’s actually a couple issues,” town manager Earl Sires said, and only one of them will be addressed by another town meeting. A special meeting is the town’s best shot at saving the grant, but it won’t do anything for the current budget issues.
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Kevin Tilton, a two-time member of the U.S. Mountain Running Team, who set the school record in the mile on the oval at Gary Millen Stadium two years ago in a time of 4:41, shattered that mark Saturday in the inaugural Millen Mile on the campus of Kennett High School. Tilton blazed to a time of 4:38.7. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Tilton and Beckwith win the inaugural Millen Mile BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Kevin Tilton, a two-time member of the U.S. Mountain Running Team, who set the school record in the mile on the oval at Gary Millen Sta-
dium two years ago in a time of 4:41, shattered that mark Saturday in the inaugural Millen Mile on the campus of Kennett High School. Tilton blazed to a time of 4:38.7. see MILE page 8
Webster to commissioners: ‘Close the mouth and listen to what the public is saying’ BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
OSSIPEE — A former county commissioner, who now lives in Puerto Rico, said current board of commissioners are hurting county employees' morale. Former commissioner Marge Webster, formerly of Wolfeboro, came back to New Hampshire for Saturday's opening ceremony for the new county nursing home. Then she made an unexpected visit to the county commission meeting on Wednesday. She said the positive see WEBSTER page 10
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