NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to appoint Scott Tabb of Oxford as code enforcement officer. Tabb has been maintenance director at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Paris for the past 21 years. He succeeds Joelle Corey-Whitman who was recently hired as code officer for Oxford. “We had 10 applicants, and there […]
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Six snowstorms take toll on road crews, sand supplies
Oxford Hills was slammed with its sixth snowstorm in the past 10 days Wednesday, leaving schools closed for the third day this week and road crews exhausted amid growing concerns over road sand and salt supplies. “There ain’t much left,” Oxford Highway Department employee Nate Meserve said of the town’s sand and salt pile. He […]
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Another day in paradise as snowstorm hits Oxford County
A woman brushes snow from the windows of her car Wednesday afternoon on Main Street in Norway as another snowstorm sweeps across Oxford Hills.
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Norway board to speak with AVCOG about marijuana law
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the senior planner of the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Norway Town Office to discuss the state’s new marijuana law. During the board’s Feb. 2 meeting, Town Manager David Holt said John Maloney of AVCOG agreed to visit the board […]
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Norway board getting advice on pot law
NORWAY — The senior planner for the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments will meet with selectmen Feb. 16 to discuss land-use implications of the state’s new marijuana law, Town Manager David Holt said. Speaking at Thursday’s board meeting, Holt said John Maloney agreed address what the law means for Norway. “John may have a better […]
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Norway-Paris club hosting ice-fishing derby
NORWAY — The 40th annual Norway-Paris Fish and Game Association Ice Fishing Derby will take place from sunrise to sunset Saturday, Feb. 25, and Sunday, Feb. 26. Fishing can be done on any area lake or pond, according to President Sylvia Bosse of Norway. Weigh-in will be at the Little Red Schoolhouse on Route 118 […]
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Cancer Center’s 10 Tips for Health NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine will host Sarah Carter, community Nutrition Educator from Healthy Oxford Hills, to offer a new class, 10 Tips to Health. This interactive class will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Monday of the month beginning Feb. 13 at the Center […]
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Norway town manager meeting with code enforcement officer applicants
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt told selectmen Thursday evening that he has met with a couple of applicants for code enforcement officer. Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman recently announced she was hired for the same position in Oxford. “Joelle is still helping us to some degree while we look for a new (code enforcement […]
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Norway board approves home day care
NORWAY — The Planning Board has voted 5-0 to grant Peggy Cordwell permission to run a day care at her home at 272 Eddie Kahkonen Road. “The final part of the licensing process is to get permission from the Planning Board to operate the day care,” Cordwell told the board Thursday night. “I just need […]
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Norway board accepts land from estate of John Longley
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 last week to accept a plot from the estate of John Longley and name the property “Longley Square.” Town Manager David Holt said that in the mid 2000s the town created a downtown plan and “decided it’d be nice to have a town square.” After the town […]