NORWAY — Selectmen voted Thursday to join the Androscoggin, Oxford and Coos Counties Rail Coalition, after hearing a presentation by Mia Purcell of Western Maine Economic Development Council and Robin Zinchuk, executive director of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce. Purcell and Zinchuk spoke of the importance of having all area towns on board in order to […]
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Gingerbread House open house slated
NORWAY — Five years after the iconic Gingerbread House was moved 80 feet down Main Street to a site near Butters Park, Friends of the Gingerbread House are opening up the partially restored 1851 building to celebrate the anniversary and the building’s future. The Friday open house aims to showcase the late afternoon sun streaming through […]
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Norway police getting grant for extra patrols
NORWAY — The Police Department is receiving a grant to enforce speeding, seat belt and distracted-driving laws, Police Chief Rob Federico said Wednesday. The grant by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety will pay for extra patrols two days a week for two weeks, from May 23 to June 5, he said. Federico said he […]
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Oxford Meadow fire: Red Cross aiding victims; Responders lauded as heroes
OXFORD — The Maine chapter of the American Red Cross remained busy Saturday, helping residents of 40 units at Oxford Meadow Apartments senior housing complex recover from an early-morning fire that ripped through several apartments. Three residents were taken to local hospitals on Saturday. According to Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland, 85-year-old Theresa Heino died […]
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Manure-spreading causes a stink in Norway
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday rescinded an earlier vote, allowing manure to be spread in a field at Lakeview Cemetery within 25 feet of the property line. On May 6, the board extended the buffer to 200 feet after Steve Siskowitz said the manure is running onto his property. On Thursday, Jerry Cleveland […]
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What you are voting for in Norway
NORWAY — Voters will be asked to approve a $4.7 million municipal budget when annual town meeting gets underway on Monday, June 20, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum. Norway Town Manager David Holt presented a $4.7 million budget for 2016-17 on Thursday, April 7, that includes $40,000 to set […]
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Norway, Oxford won’t risk their towns to cover Paris
NORWAY — Police chiefs in Norway and Oxford said they would be hard pressed to respond to a mutual aid call in Paris if that town did not have an officer on duty. Paris voters will decide in June whether to keep their Police Department or contract with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. The latter […]
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Woman rescued after car strikes bus, catches fire in Norway
NORWAY — Two passersby rescued a woman from her burning car Thursday morning after it struck the back of a school bus and burst into flames near Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. The woman, identified by Norway police as Natalie Taylor, 78, of Mechanic Falls, was examined by ambulance personnel at the scene and taken […]
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Norway adding village development question to ballot
NORWAY — Selectmen agreed Thursday night to put a question calling for a moratorium on industrial and commercial activity in four North Norway villages on the June 14 ballot. If approved, a 180-day moratorium would prohibit construction, renovation or change in use of property. It would not restrict home-based businesses, as defined in the Site […]
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Hearing on North Norway village moratorium set
NORWAY — The Planning Board will hold a public hearing Thursday, May 5, on a plan to institute a one-year moratorium to protect rural villages in North Norway. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in the Town Office at 19 Danforth St. The Planning Board has made no recommendation on the plan, which will go […]