NORWAY — Businesses on Main Street have agreed to extending their store hours to 7 p.m. four Fridays in December as part of Holiday Nights. The promotion is a partnership between Norway Downtown and the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce. On Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22, businesses will be open two hours longer and […]
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Norway businesses begin decorating for the season
Ari’s Pizza and Subs on Main Street in Norway is one of several businesses dressing up their storefronts with seasonal decorations. Every Friday in December, from 5 to 7 p.m., many businesses on Main Street will participate in Norway Downtown Holiday Nights, where businesses stay open later for shopping. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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'12 Days of Christmas' theme of annual parade
NORWAY — It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Main Street on Saturday as the annual Christmas parade — the state’s largest, in fact — rolled through town. Organized by the Oxford Hills Area Chamber of Commerce, the theme this year was “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and the procession of blinking […]
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Winter Book Bingo begins at Norway Memorial Library
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library announces Winter Book Bingo beginning Dec. 1. Winter Book Bingo cards have twenty-five squares, each with a different subject such as travel book, Nordic mystery, or a western. Participants will read and complete a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line of five squares to be entered in the drawing to win […]
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Norway board hears proposal for LED streetlights
NORWAY – Town Manager Dennis Lajoie told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he would look into a proposal that could save the town thousands of dollars on its streetlight bills. Lajoie said the town typically pays between $50,000 and $70,000 in streetlight bills. “There’s been a change in the rules that allow […]
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Norway board accepts $6,200 bid for 2002 plow truck
From left, Selectmen Bruce Cook, Thomas Curtis and Town Manager Dennis Lajoie review two bids submitted for a 2002 Mack plow truck at Thursday evening’s selectmen meeting at the Norway Town Office. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to accept a $6,200 bid from McNeil Farms in Hartford […]
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Claire B. Potvin
TOWNSEND, Mass. — Claire B. (Dube) Potvin, 76, of Townsend, Mass., died peacefully with her family at her side at the Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, Mass., on Nov. 12. Claire was born in Lewiston on Jan. 22, 1941, daughter of the late Aurele and Dora (Marquis) Dube. She grew up in Lewiston […]
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Norway planners schedule hearing on church construction
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted to accept a site plan application from a man seeking to construct a Jehovah’s Witness church on Greenwood Road. Chairman Dennis Gray said the board accepted the application as complete at their meeting Nov. 9 and scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Town […]
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Doggone cold
Ed Damon, a business owner on Main Street in Norway, prepares to walk his dog, Elsa, an Australian cattle dog, Thursday evening as the temperature dips below 40 degrees. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Cobblestones perform at Norway Memorial Library
The Cobblestones performed for a full audience at Norway Memorial Library on Oct. 26. The band featured vocalist Carolyn Costanzi, guitarist/vocalist Michael Plourde, bassist Ken Lloyd, percussionist Mark Plourde and keyboardist Danielle Tran. The concert was sponsored by the Friends of Norway Memorial Library.