NORWAY — The Norway Museum and Historical Society welcomed Marcye Gray as its new trustee at the recent annual meeting. Gray joins a board of 11 volunteers who are in charge of running the organization. Additional help comes from more volunteers, such as Hope Millet who was awarded the Father Don McAllister Volunteer of the […]
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NRA debate hits Cottage Street
NORWAY — On February 24, a Fed Ex driver experienced first hand the divided and highly emotional responses to the gun debate. Attempting to deliver a package to a Cottage Street address in Norway, the driver was greeted by the landlord and owner of the property who denied him access to deliver the package to a […]
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Listen!
This nation should be proud of its children. Especially those children from Parkland, Florida. For the first time in decades those with power are waking up to the scourge in America that exists nowhere else. They are hearing the voices of our children. And they are listening. Americans are always outraged after a mass shooting, […]
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17 minutes
PARIS — On March 14, at 10 a.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School will be hosting a school walkout to promote school safety. The walkout will last for 17 minutes – one minute for each of the lives lost at the recent Parkland school shooting. Students and staff are invited to walk out of classes and […]
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Bail set at $5,000 cash for Norway man charged with assaulting teenager
NORWAY — Bail was set Wednesday at $5,000 cash or property worth $20,000 for a Norway man charged with assaulting a 15-year-old boy and obstructing the report of a crime. Damian Dunn, 22, has been charged in South Paris District Court with felony aggravated assault, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He also […]
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Oxford Hills Chamber renames award to honor Suzanne Grover
After 41 years of presenting the Community Service Award to local residents, the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce is renaming the award in honor of Suzanne Grover, who passed away in January. John Williams, executive director of the chamber and a friend of the Grover family, said that Suzanne and her husband Rupert received the […]
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Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine is seeking volunteers
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, 199 Main St., is looking for volunteers. The center offers drop-in services with helpful resources, support groups, wellness programs and creative activities. All programs are free for anyone whose life has been impacted by cancer. Volunteers are needed to assist with the following services: staffing drop-in […]
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Norway board votes to approve new reserve police officer
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday evening to accept Craig MacDonald as a reserve police officer for the Norway Police Department. Police Chief Rob Federico Sr. said that he always likes to have at least three reserve police officers working for the department at any given time. “Two of our reserve officers […]
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Making windows sparkle in Norway
Rich Moore of Hiram washes the front windows at Cafe Nomad on Main Street in Norway on Wednesday afternoon. It’s one of several businesses in Norway he washes every other week. He said he’s been doing it for three winters, and does it in other towns, including Bridgton, Falmouth, Fryeburg, Paris and Gray. (Matthew Daigle/Sun […]
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Author to discuss 'Maine’s Remarkable Women' during talk
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host a talk by author Kate Kennedy on her latest book, “Maine’s Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters and Mothers Who Shaped History,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in recognition of International Women’s Day. The day commemorates the movement for women’s rights and celebrates the social, economic, […]