NORWAY — The Advertiser Democrat and Norway Bureau of the Sun Journal are moving. As of Sept. 19, the offices will be on the first floor at 220 Main St., the red house across from Guy E. Rowe Elementary School and next to Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ. The Pikes Hill Road office will be closed Sept. 19, […]
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4th Annual Electric Vehicle Expo is Saturday
NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy and the Maine Electric Vehicle Association will hold their fourth annual Electric Vehicle Expo from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept., 15, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Three solar-powered Level 2 electric vehicle chargers will be available, and many other chargers are available in the area. […]
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Peter Hammond to present Civil War program
NORWAY — While chewing on a homemade piece of hardtack, attendees can listen to local history buff Peter Hammond’s program “Battlefield Life in the Civil War” at the Norway Museum and Historical Society, 471 Main St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. Hammond was inspired by the museum’s collections of medical and weaponry, photographs, letters […]
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Mother greets son after school in Norway
Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates, left, looks on Tuesday as Ashley Esty, top, greets her son, Carter Edwards, a second-grader at Guy E. Rowe School in Norway, after school ended. Every morning and afternoon, officers with the Norway Police and Fire departments accompany students who live within a half-mile of Guy E. Rowe School to […]
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Norway voters approve medical marijuana ordinance
NORWAY — Residents voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an ordinance regulating the location and operation of medical marijuana cultivation facilities. Discussion on drafting an began last October after three proposals were brought to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen over four months. Some selectmen and many residents said they were concerned about the number […]
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Norway golf tourney raises $8,000 plus for cancer center
NORWAY — The Norway Country Club hosted the Fifth Annual Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament organized by the Ladies Golf Association to benefit the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine on Aug. 16. Forty players participated in the 18-hole scramble. Members of the community and area businesses donated money to sponsor the tournament or a […]
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Christmastide Community Vocal Choir to begin rehearsals
NORWAY — For those who enjoy Christmas music and love to sing, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” The Christmastide Community Vocal Choir rehearsals begin at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St. Entering its 15th year, Christmastide is a gift of exuberant seasonal concerts to […]
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Norway voters to decide on medical marijuana ordinance Thursday
NORWAY — Residents will vote Thursday evening on whether to approve a medical marijuana ordinance. A public hearing on the proposed law is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office at 19 Danforth St. The special town meeting will take place immediately after the hearing. Voters in October 2017 unanimously established a 180-day moratorium […]
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Desda Rutledge Fogg
FREDERICK, Md. — Desda Rutledge Fogg, 80, of Mount Airy, Md., and formerly of Norway, passed away at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Md. She was born in Norway on Sept. 4, 1938, to Leonard Rutledge and Ruth Louise Tracy.
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Cancer Resource Center lists September activities
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center announces its September calendar. All programs are free to anyone affected by cancer. Look Good Feel Better: 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10. Volunteer beauty professionals will offer suggestions on skin care and makeup application, wig selection, scarves and more for those going through cancer treatment and offer a style […]