NORWAY — Michaeline Pearl Roy, 83, of Minot, passed away at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Monday, Aug. 7. She was born June 3, 1934, the daughter of John and Georgina Geahigan Delehanty. Condolences may be accessed online at www.albert-burpee.com.
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Norway selectmen approve updated safety policy
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has voted unanimously to approve the latest draft of the town’s safety policy mission statement. Recreation Director Deb Partridge said the town first approved a draft of the statement seven years ago, and every year, the town votes to readopt it. “This document validates that the town takes safety seriously and […]
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Norway board discuss request for electric vehicle charging station fee
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Dennis Lajoie Thursday discussed the town’s electric vehicle charging station and whether it was necessary to charge money for its use. A resident, who declined to provide his name, said that since the electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in Norway, there has been no charge for […]
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Norway town manager, recreation director draft new smoking policy
NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening that he and Recreation Director Deb Partridge combined two smoking policies into one document to help the town qualify for grants. The policy prohibiting smoking on town-controlled properties takes effect immediately. Lajoie said that two weeks ago, Healthy Oxford Hills called […]
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Norway book club fall reading schedule includes story of Maine hermit
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library’s Morning Book Club will host a discussion of “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8. During the beginning of the Civil War, President Lincoln’s son, Willie, dies and finds himself in a strange purgatory. It is where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel and enact […]
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Norway Planning Board approves outdoor bar for 290 Maine
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted Thursday evening to allow 290 Maine to keep its outdoor bar open for the remainder of the summer. Chairman Dennis Gray said the board would approve the outdoor bar with the conditions that Ricci set up four dedicated parking spaces for the tenants of 274 Main St., stop serving […]
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Norway Planning Board takes no action on outdoor bar request
NORWAY — The Planning Board declined to take action on a request from the co-owner of 290 Maine to extend his outdoor bar for the rest of the summer. At the July 13 board meeting, Ryan Ricci, the co-owner of 290 Maine, said that the pub already has been approved to have an outdoor bar for […]
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Norway Opera House clock to ring from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie told the Board of Selectmen Thursday evening that the Opera House clock has been reset and will only ring during the hours of 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. A resident who lives near the clock brought up the issue of the clock ringing at night at the board’s July 6 […]
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Norway board approves purchase of new Highway Department vehicle
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Thursday evening to buy a 2018 Freightliner truck for the Highway Department, using $155,000 from the department’s reserve account. Chairman Warren Sessions Jr. and Selectmen Thomas Curtis, Russell Newcomb and Bruce Cook voted in favor. Selectman Mike Twitchell cast the lone dissenting vote. Assistant Road Foreman Art […]
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Bail set for Paris man charged with selling heroin
PARIS — Bail has been set at $25,000 worth of real estate for a local man charged with selling heroin. Troy Masterman, 41, was arrested on charges of aggravated drug trafficking and violating conditions of release. A conviction on the trafficking charge is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. The violation […]