Annika Black, back, the children’s services librarian at Norway Memorial Library, assists a student from Guy E. Rowe Elementary School with making noisemakers and other New Year’s Day decorations during the library’s monthly “Wacky Wednesday” series. Black said that once a month she invites students to the library on the last Wednesday to participate in […]
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Norway teen sentenced for car theft
PARIS — A Norway teen pleaded guilty Friday to burglary and theft charges stemming from an incident in Norway last summer. Jordan Shields, 19, was sentenced to three years in prison with all but nine months and one day suspended for theft by unauthorized taking and burglary, both felonies. He was ordered to serve 18 […]
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Norway board declines to pay for resident's damaged car after hitting sign
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has voted 3-0-2 to deny a resident’s request for the town to pay for damages to her car when she hit a sign on Roberts Road. Chairman Warren Sessions Jr. and Selectmen Russell Newcomb and Bruce Cook voted in favor, while Selectmen Mike Twitchell and Thomas Curtis abstained from […]
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Norway selectmen give town manager high marks after six months
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to continue with Town Manager Dennis Lajoie’s three-year contract following an evaluation of his job performance after six months. Selectman Russell Newcomb explained that when the town hired Lajoie, his contract stipulated that after six months he would undergo an evaluation. If selectmen were happy with […]
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Garbo-Kane installs solar panels on Longley Park Square kiosk roof
Fred Garbo, left, and Shawn Kane of Garbo-Kane LLC in Norway install solar panels on the roof of the kiosk at Longley Park Square at the corner of Main and Deering streets. The Board of Selectmen voted earlier this year to accept a $12,500 gift from the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy to install solar […]
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Norway Planning Board to suggest changes to exterior of proposed church
NORWAY — The Planning Board took no action following a recent public hearing on a proposal to build a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall on Greenwood Road. After a public hearing lasting more than an hour, board Chairman Dennis Gray told representatives from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses that the board would draft a list of […]
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Norway residents critical of church plan
Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray speaks to the rest of the board Thursday evening about a proposed Jehovah’s Witness church on Greenwood Road. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — People attending a public hearing Thursday on a proposal for the construction of a Jehovah’s Witness church on Greenwood Road complained about the potential for traffic issues, […]
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Holiday Nights bringing Christmas cheer, wagon rides to Norway's Main Street
Jayne Pearson, left, and Annie Schlaefer, right, led a gathering of community members who enjoy singing on Dec. 1 at Longley Square, Main Street, during the opening nights of the Norway Downtown/Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Holiday Nights: Magic on Main Street event. (Adam Brown/Sun Journal) NORWAY — Norway’s Holiday Nights: Magic on Main Street will bring […]
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Norway selectmen give thumbs-up to canine program
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to allow the Norway Police Department to move forward with a police dog program. Officer John Lewis in October proposed a program in which the town would buy a dog that would be able to assist police in tracking people and sniffing out evidence, including […]
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Holiday nights in Norway
Jayne Pearson, center right, leads a community sing-along in Longley Square in Norway on Friday night during Magic on Main Street Holiday Nights. The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce and Norway Downtown have partnered to bring the series of Friday night festivities to area shoppers. Singing, horse-drawn carriage rides and holiday craft workshops are among […]