NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, 199 Main St., recently celebrated National Cancer Survivor Day with a luncheon for survivors and caregivers at its facility. More than 50 cancer survivors and caregivers enjoyed lunch donated by Hannaford in Oxford. Guests received handmade butterflies to take home and enjoyed activities, including placing their […]
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Training on improving communication offered
NORWAY — The Alan Day Community Garden and Oxford County Wellness Collaborative will offer a training on building trust and commitment from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 26. It will be held at Alan Day Community Garden, 26 Whitman St. In a restorative community, members practice being more inclusive in the way they communicate with […]
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Norway voters approve $4.97 million budget
NORWAY — Residents voted to approve a $4.97 million municipal budget at Annual Town Meeting, June 18, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School forum. The budget, which does not include the School Administrative District 17 assessment, is an increase of $98,387, or 2.82 percent, from current spending. Resident Cindy Reed asked Town Manager Dennis […]
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New kayak wellness program at Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine
NORWAY — A weekly Kayaking Wellness Program is coming to the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. To help everyone get ready, Sarah Carter, coordinator for 5210 Let’s Go of Oxford County, will be offering introductory lessons for basic kayaking from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays, June 23 and June 30. Before moving back […]
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Norway voters approve $4.97 million budget
Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates, left, recognizes Robert Labrooke, Everett Hussey, Steve Kimball, Christine Yates and Russell Newcomb for their 164 combined years of service with the Norway Fire Department. The recognition took place Monday night during the annual town meeting at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School forum. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — Residents […]
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Drivers in Norway dump truck crash ID'd
NORWAY — Drivers who escaped injury in a collision Thursday afternoon on Route 118 were identified by police Friday as Deborah Howe, 72, of Waterford and Leonard Sioch. 49, of Solon. Norway police officer John Lewis said the crash involving a large dump truck loaded with tar and a Volkswagen Rabbit could have been much worse. […]
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Dump truck flips in Norway; no injuries
NORWAY — Police blocked off a section of Route 118 after a dump truck tipped over at about 4 p.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported in the wreck, but traffic was snarled because two wreckers were needed to pull the overturned dump truck out of a ditch. Police were not releasing the drivers’ names Thursday […]
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Lending a helping hand
Richard Newton, who lives in Norway Station Apartments on Beal Street, puts the finishing touches on a storage box for tenants’ belongings. Newton said the old box was starting to rot so, despite his lack of experience with carpentry, he spent the past few days building a new one. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Norway voters to decide on $4.97M budget
NORWAY — Residents will vote on a $4.97 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting Monday, June 18. It begins at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said the budget, which does not include the School Administrative District 17 assessment, is an increase of $98,387, […]
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Robert Gary Gray
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Robert Gary Gray, 56, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 10, at Saratoga Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 28, 1961, in Norway, the son of Hazel Toothaker Gray and the late Gary R. Gray. Robert spent a majority of his life on the open road. Learning to drive trucks […]