NORWAY — Police officer Brandon Correia may not have the most exciting beat in the world, but he does paint a picture with his reports. The Norway cop’s run-in with wildlife on Monday was tickling the fancy of Facebook users later in the week. The incident report in question reads like a slow episode of […]
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Fire levels Norway house
NORWAY — Two people were left homeless after an early-morning blaze destroyed a farmhouse. The blaze occurred at 209 Frost Hill Road, a remote, dead-end road atop a low hill about 5 miles from Pennesseewassee Lake. The fire destroyed a house and attached barn. Two horses and a dog were rescued by firefighters. Fire Chief Dennis Yates […]
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Firefighters respond to structure fire in Norway
UPDATE: Fire levels Norway house NORWAY — Fire crews are at the scene Thursday morning of a structure fire on Frost Hill Road. Crews from several surrounding towns are assisting. This story has been updated.
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Norway voters approve $4.7 million budget
NORWAY — Voters at Monday evening’s annual town meeting approved $4.7 million in spending, which includes increases at most town departments for the next fiscal year Townspeople approved every recommendation from selectmen and the Budget Committee, including $983,444 for highways and Public Works; $724,905 for the Police Department; $471,065 for administration; $274,553 for the Fire Department; and […]
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New Balance donation to pay for Norway park playground equipment
NORWAY — New playground equipment will be installed at Lake Pennesseewassee Park later this summer, after selectmen Thursday accepted a nearly $20,000 donation from New Balance shoe company. It’s the second time the company has added to the park, which it built in 2006 as a series of trails and playground equipment for children and adults. Selectmen unanimously […]
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Norway voters to consider $4.7 million budget
NORWAY — Voters will be asked to approve a $4.7 million budget at the annual town meeting Monday, June 20. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum in Paris. The budget is a $157,124 increase from this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Most town departments would see an increase […]
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Norway voters elects Cook and Curtis as selectmen
NORWAY — Voters elected longtime Selectman Bruce Cook and current Budget Committee member Thomas Curtis to three-year terms as selectmen at the polls Tuesday. Cook and Curtis defeated candidates Allan Moon, chairman of the Budget Committee, and Corey Roberge, also a Budget Committee member. Cook received 302 votes, Curtis 190, Moone 124, and Roberge 163. Selectman […]
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Oxford Hills school budget, finally level, heads to voters
PARIS — For the first time in more than seven years, the Oxford Hills School District is poised to meet the state’s minimum requirement on educational spending, after residents Thursday night overwhelmingly approved placing a $39.01 million budget on Tuesday’s ballot. Approval means the school district’s budget is one vote away from being adopted for fiscal year 2017. Residents […]