NORWAY — The First Universalist Church of Norway, 479 Main St., will present their 10th annual Earth Day Peace Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29. The event will feature live performances by Heather Pierson, Davy Sturtevant, Mary Hargreaves, Nate Towne, the Norway UU Choir and other impromptu guest appearances by musicians from the Oxford Hills community. The program will […]
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Children's Theater Workshop to present 'Summer Camp' musical
NORWAY — The sixth annual Children’s Theater Workshop is busy preparing for its performance of John Jacobson and Mac Huff’s musical, “Summer Camp.” The public is invited to a free performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Second Congregational Church, U.C.C., 205 Main St. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. In this musical, […]
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Norway selectman running unopposed for seventh term
NORWAY — Selectman Russell Newcomb is seeking his seventh three-year term, Town Clerk Shirley Boyce said. Newcomb was the only person who filed nomination papers for election to the board. Also filing papers were School Administrative District 17 directors Jared Cash, Curtis Cole and Stephen Cummings, Boyce said. Elections will be held from 8 a.m. […]
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Mary Dempsey new leader of Norway cancer center
Mary Dempsey is the new executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine in Norway. She previously worked for the Dempsey Center, founded by her family, including brother Patrick Dempsey. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) NORWAY — Less than six months after she left the Dempsey Center in Lewiston, Mary Dempsey has become the head of […]
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Hiking guide author to speak at Norway Public Library
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host a talk by author Greg Westrich about hiking in Maine and New Hampshire from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26. He will talk about his hiking expeditions, share photographs and talk about discoveries while researching his upcoming book about New Hampshire. Audience members may gain ideas for […]
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Vintiques of Maine ‘always, always, always’ looking for the unique
NORWAY – Eric White of South Paris said that he has always had a fascination with antiques, vintage collectibles and reselling items, a hobby that has evolved over the years into Vintiques of Maine, a Main Street business that sells an assortment of vintage wares, antiques, and oddities, many of which are one-of-a-kind. “My parents […]
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Doris Ray describes 'Merry Old England'
Doris Ray presents her program, “Merry Old England,” on March 29 at Norway Memorial Library. In her multimedia presentation, she took the audience on a virtual drive through the countryside of some of England’s most well known counties. She also detailed many of the memorable sites, tastes and sounds she experienced. The presentation was followed […]
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ColorTheSky! is 'about excitement'
NORWAY — The first ColorTheSky! kite-flying outing last weekend was a success, event creator Terry Robinson said. Several people with various skill levels joined Robinson on a privately-owned hilltop field in Norway on Saturday. The sky was filled with “dragons, diamonds and deltas,” Robinson said. “One flyer said this can become an obsession,” she said. […]
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Merline B. Martin
NORWAY — Merline (Bell) Martin, 97, passed away peacefully at her home in Norway, Tuesday, April 10, with her family by her side. She was born in Waterford on Oct. 17, 1920, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Bartlett) Bell. Merline worked at Wilner Wood Products and Francine Shoe Co. early in her life, then she […]
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Craig MacDonald joins NPD
NORWAY — Norway will see a new face in uniform when Reserve Officer Craig MacDonald is on patrol. MacDonald, 45, of Buckfield, has recently join the force as a reserve officer which means he will fill in when needed. MacDonald works full time in construction as a transfer specialist. “I want to help people,” he says […]