Norway Selectmen Mike Twitchell, left, and Bruce Cook listen to Town Manager Dennis Lajoie at Thursday nuight’s board meeting at the Town Office. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to invite School Administrative District Superintendent Rick Colpitts to a meeting to explain how the school budget is drafted. […]
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Norway tree warden to discuss ash tree plan
NORWAY — The town’s tree warden is scheduled to present a comprehensive plan on how to handle a disease threatening Norway’s ash trees during the Board of Selectmen meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said that in 2016, the town was awarded a Project Canopy grant, which would […]
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Sending messages on racial equality
Demonstrators hold up signs Tuesday afternoon promoting racial equality, on Main Street in front of the First Universalist Church of Norway. Some members of the church gather from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday as part of a peace vigil that recognizes lives lost to violence. (Adam Brown/Advertiser Democrat)
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Lunch canceled for storm OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Community Lunch, planned for Wednesday, Jan. 17, has been canceled due to a predicted snowstorm. First Auburn Seniors to present award AUBURN — The First Auburn Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, for a meeting and spaghetti and meatball dinner. Those attending must […]
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Warm on ice
Jason Kozemchak of Berwick ice fishes Tuesday on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway. “We had the whole lake to ourselves,” Kozemchak said. He and buddy Mike Post, also of Berwick, fished from 7 a.m. to after 4 p.m., without a catch. They stayed warm thanks to a wood stove. “That’s my new addition for this year,” Kozemchak […]
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Norway Historical Society to hold annual meeting
NORWAY — The Norway Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, when the public is invited for a look back at the successes of 2017 and to hear about the plans for 2018. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with desserts and hot coffee and tea served. Summary […]
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LPL gathering Knitting Knights LEWISTON — Lewiston Public Library will host a knitting and crochet group from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the first floor’s Jeanne Couture room. All ages and skill levels are welcome, and a limited amount of material will be available for new knitters to take home with them, including […]
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Norway Planning Board approves amended Jehovah's Witness building design
The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve an amended design of a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Greenwood Road. Chairman Dennis Gray said the amended design fit the aesthetics of Greenwood Road better than the first two designs. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve […]
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Unloading the snow
Employees of Marshall and Sons of Norway shovel snow Tuesday from the roof of the Norway Historical Society building on Main Street.
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Paris man injured when his truck is crushed
NORWAY — A Paris driver was injured when his pickup truck was crushed by a utility bucket truck at Route 117 and Thomas Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, according to a police report. Robert Sanborn, 38, suffered a laceration to his head and was taken by PACE ambulance to Stephens Memorial Hospital, according to a […]