NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday evening to appoint West Paris resident Natalie Andrews as the town’s new assessor. Andrews will replace Phinn Walker, who told the board in October that he was planning to leave his position. “I look forward to having Natalie on board with us,” Town Manager David Holt told […]
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Norway board to revisit discussion on renaming Delano Drive
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion Thursday on whether to rename the section of road leading to Granite Ridge Estate and Barn. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at at the Town Office. Joan E. Hill of 63 Delano Drive submitted a letter to selectmen at their Dec. 1 meeting, […]
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Norway Planning Board approves permit to fix building damaged by fire
NORWAY — The Planning Board unanimously approved a building permit for Northeast Rental Housing to renovate a fire-damaged building at 73 Beal St. The building was previously owned by Peter Berube. James Marcinuk of Northeast Rental Housing said the company recently acquired the building and hopes to repair the damage. The fire last August displaced […]
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New owner seeks to reopen Tucker’s Music Pub in Norway
NORWAY — A month and a half after Tucker’s Music Pub shut down, a former resident of the Oxford Hills region is looking to give it new life. Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray said that during the board’s Thursday evening meeting, Ryan Ricci came before the board to ask if there would be any objections […]
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Norway selectmen begin interviews for assessor
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt has told the Board of Selectmen that interviews were underway with the finalists for town assessor. Early in October, assessor Phinn Walker announced he would leave his position in the near future. Holt said Walker agreed to stay on while the town seeks a replacement. Holt said he recently […]
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Christmas for Kids, Christmas for Teens reaching out to community
NORWAY — Christmas for Kids and Christmas for Teens, with the support of caring individuals, churches and other civic organizations, is working to provide Christmas to children in the Oxford Hills area. They are asking for help from the community. Connie Allen is chairperson of Christmas for Kids and works with a number of volunteers. […]
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Norway approves money for sewer project
NORWAY — Voters agreed Thursday evening to increase the amount of money authorized at a December 2015 town meeting from $100,000 to $111,849 for a sewer project that went overbudget. On Dec. 3, 2015, voters unanimously agreed to fund a $100,000 project to replace failing sewer pipes crossing Pennesseewassee Stream. Town Manager David Holt said […]
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Norway to vote on more money for sewer project
NORWAY — Voters at a special town meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, will decide whether to increase the amount of money authorized at a December 2015 town meeting from $100,000 to $111,849. Voters at the meeting at the Municipal Building will be asked to appropriate money for a sewer project that went overbudget. […]
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Face Time: Zizi Vlaun, an advocate for community sustainability
In 2013, Zizi Vlaun and her husband, Scott, started the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy in Norway, and in the years since, the impact of their efforts on the Oxford Hills area has come into focus. On the website for CEBE, they write that the goal of their organization is “local community sustainability, health and […]
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Ed Damon remembered as a cut above
NORWAY — Ed Damon is being remembered as a generous, hardworking and multi-talented man whose Main Street barbershop became an institution. Damon, 81, passed away Nov. 15, leaving a void for those who knew him at the shop, on the dance floor and along the snowmobile trails. He began barbering in the corner of a pool […]