Baseball stories are frequently too good to be true, or too true to be good. A tale about a Maine baseball romp in 1867 between the Norway Pennesseewassees and Bowdoin College pitched to the Hebron Historical Society this week was a home run. Historian Larry Glatz admitted that he had employed subterfuge to get an […]
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Norway motel status clarified
NORWAY — The Inn Town Motel is not subject to the Rental Occupancy Ordinance because it’s no longer housing a long-term guest, Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman said Tuesday. Concerns arose at a Planning Board meeting in February that the 34-unit motel had been housing a man since October 2015, which would have defined the business […]
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Scam alert: If the IRS calls, it’s not the IRS
NORWAY — The phone rang. Barbara Farrar answered, listened, and hung up. “They said, ‘This is the IRS calling,’” said Farrar, 77, a retired clerical worker who recently lost her husband and is the great-grandmother of 34 (at last count.) “They said, ‘We’re calling because you owe money,’ she said. ‘We need to discuss it […]
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Voters to elect 7 municipal officials June 14
NORWAY — Voters will cast ballots for seven officers at the June 14 annual town elections. Nomination papers will be available at Town Clerk Shirley Boyce’s office beginning Monday, March 21. The papers must have a minimum of 25 signatures of registered voters and be returned by May 2. Boyce said prospective candidates should get more […]
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Two evicted from ‘out of control’ Norway house
NORWAY — Selectmen were told at Thursday night’s board meeting that two tenants have been evicted from an “out of control” apartment building as town officials and the landlord work to resolve issues. Police Chief Rob Federico told selectmen several weeks ago that the house at 7 King St. owned by Oradell Pratt of Norway […]
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PARIS — New general purpose aid figures for local schools released Tuesday, March 15, show a slight reduction in local taxes necessary for SAD 17 district towns to pay for education in 2016-17. The new figures reduced the district’s mil rate from $8.44 to $8.03, SAD 17 Business Manager Cathy Coffey said. It was unclear at […]
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Children’s Theater Workshop to stage ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’
NORWAY — The fourth annual Children’s Theater Workshop will perform “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Second Congregational Church, 205 Main St. Since early October, a dedicated cast of 10 students has been participating in the free weekly musical theatre workshop. They range in age from 8 to 13 […]
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Walk-to-school program receives award
NORWAY — The walk-to-school program at Guy E. Rowe School has received the Next Generation Award from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine for its “spirit of collaboration and community.” Coalition officials said it’s one of the most successful Walking School Bus programs in the state. The award was presented to program coordinators Rebecca Powell and Saara […]
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Norway warrant to include development moratorium
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen agreed Thursday night to place an article on the annual town meeting warrant requesting a one-year moratorium on larger development in four rural villages in North Norway. The request was made by a group of North Norway residents, who with the help of Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman and […]
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NORWAY — Local officials say they are being proactive to preserve the downtown Main Street canopy – much of which will eventually be destroyed by the emerald ash borer. “Having trees in the downtown area brings people to the community. It makes it an economic development issue so it’s important to keep that canopy,” Tree Warden Tish […]