NORWAY — The Norway Country Club and Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association are sponsoring the 4th Annual Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament on Aug. 17 at the course on Route 118. Individuals or businesses may choose to be a bronze sponsor for $300, a silver sponsor for $500 or a gold sponsor for $1,000. […]
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Norway Historical Society to present Trolley Barn program
NORWAY — The history of the Norway Brewing Co. building will be presented by called “The Norway Trolley Barn: Then & Now” at 7 p.m. on July 25, at the Grange Hall on Whitman Street. The program is presented by the Norway Historical Society. The presenters will be Peter Hammond, a transportation historian, and Brenda Melhus, […]
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Norway board approves buying used loader
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 Thursday evening to purchase a used loader for $120,700, replacing one too big to fit in the town garage. At the board’s June 15 meeting, Assistant Road Foreman Art Chappell said that five years ago, the town was supposed to replace the Highway Department’s oldest John Deere […]
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Peter E. York
DIXFIELD — Peter E. York, 56, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at his residence in Dixfield. He was born in Norway on July 14, 1960, the son of Frank and Florence (Buckman) York, and graduated from Telstar Regional High School in Bethel. He worked in wood mills, driving trucks, and as a taxidermist for Vance Child […]
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50 years of art in Norway
NORWAY — It was a special year for the Norway Arts Festival, being the 50th anniversary of the current festival’s predecessor, the Sidewalk Art Festival. According to the festival’s website, in 2003, Norway Downtown, a committee of “energetic and committed” community members, assembled to organize a new incarnation of the festival, built around the Sidewalk […]
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Bicyclist hit, driver charged with OUI in Oxford
OXFORD — An Oxford man was seriously injured early Wednesday morning when he was struck on King Street by a car whose operator was charged with drunken driving, Oxford Police Lt. Mike Ward said. Anthony St. Our, 28, was taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with broken bones and a concussion, Ward said. “He […]
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Norway teen accepted to Japanese martial arts academy
NORWAY — During the final year of high school, students typically spend their time figuring out if they want to pursue higher education or do something else, whether it’s entering the military or the workforce. Alexander Newell, 19, of Norway has his sights set on something different. Newell, the youngest of six children and a recent […]
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Norway residents approve $4.8 million budget
NORWAY — Residents approved a $4.8 million municipal budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year at the annual town meeting Monday evening at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum. Nearly 50 residents approved all 39 articles in about 90 minutes. Some residents had questions on why certain articles saw an increase over the previous year, […]
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Norway voters to consider $4.8 million budget
NORWAY — Residents will vote on a $4.8 million budget at their annual town meeting Monday, June 19. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum, where residents will consider the 39-article warrant. The recommended budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year is an increase of $113,476 over the previous […]