NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said Thursday afternoon Norway is in “good financial shape,” based on a visit from the town’s auditor. Lajoie said auditor Timothy Gill told the Board of Selectmen, “Compared to other towns your size, you’re doing very well.” Lajoie said the town has kept its property tax collection rates around […]
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80 years ago: The woman who built the Norway library
NORWAY — Sarah Maude Thompson Kaemmerling wanted to become a professional musician. Instead, she built this town a library. The daughter of a local dentist who left Norway for Pennsylvania in the late 1800s to become engaged in a lucrative logging business with his brothers, Kaemmerling’s life was to be shaped by her father’s decision […]
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Former West Paris selectman could face 10 years in prison
WEST PARIS — Toby Whitman, a former SAD 17 director and West Paris selectman, is scheduled to appear Jan. 9 in Unified Criminal Court in Augusta. Whitman’s appearance is for a dispositional conference, which is a preliminary hearing scheduled after arraignment and after both parties have seen police reports, witness statements and other documents or evidence […]
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80 years ago: The woman who built the Norway library
NORWAY — Sarah Maude Thompson Kaemmerling wanted to become a professional musician. Instead she built a library. The daughter of a local dentist who left Norway for Pennsylvania in the late 1800s to become engaged in a lucrative logging business with his brothers, Kaemmerling’s life was to be shaped by her father’s decision and the […]
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Waterford man arrested after car chase
NORWAY — A Waterford man who led police on a chase and crashed his car at the intersection of Richardson Hollow and Greenwood roads was arrested Monday, police said. Andrew Emerson, 20, was charged with failure to stop for a law enforcement officer, unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and violation of bail conditions, according to […]
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Christmas for Kids still going strong
NORWAY — It’s been almost 40 years since a group of concerned Oxford Hills community members stepped up to ensure needy children had presents to unwrap on Christmas morning. With the continuing support of the community at large, Christmas for Kids and Christmas for Teens has provided thousands of Oxford Hills School District students and […]
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Mallards race upstream in Norway
Two mallard ducks swim up Pennesseewassee Stream off Main Street in Norway on Wednesday afternoon. More than 30 mallards were gathered at the edge of the stream, which leads to Pennesseewassee Lake, while a dozen more gathered near the Taste of Eden Vegan Cafe on Main Street. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Sunday night fire damages garage in Norway
NORWAY (WGME) — A fire left a garage in Norway severely damaged Sunday night. Firefighters said it happened early in the evening at a home on Greenwood Road. According to the Norway Fire Department, the fire spread into the walls of the garage, but crews were able to get it under control and knocked down […]
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Christmastide Bell Choir returns to Norway church
The Christmastide Bell Choir is rehearsing for its annual concerts at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St., Norway. The 14th annual Christmastide concerts include adult vocal and bell choirs, songs by the children’s choir and a performance by professional dancer Debi Irons. There […]
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Holiday parade brightens Norway-Paris streets
The “largest Christmas parade in Maine” stepped off Saturday morning at Main and Whitman Streets in Norway with 40 units marching and riding to Market Square in South Paris. Aaron and Amanda Ouellette, owners of Daddy O’s restaurant in Oxford, served as Grand Marshals of the parade’s 40th year. It was the sixth year the Oxford […]