NORWAY — Two proposals have been received to reuse the former L.M. Longley & Son Hardware on Main Street. Norway Town Manager David Holt said he has received proposals from two “local” area parties and is in the process of reviewing the plans with fellow trustee Tom Denison. Holt and Denison are the two trustees of […]
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Norway loses ‘bedrock’ John M. Longley
NORWAY — A downtown businessman described as the “bedrock” of Norway has died. John Marlin Longley, owner of L.M. Longley & Sons Hardware Store on Main Street, died Saturday, Jan. 23, at Stephens Memorial Hospital less than a month after the big wooden and glass doors to the landmark store – that had been been in his […]
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Painting for a cause: Original works to help restore Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library has been selected to be the second in a series of Norway Landmarks Preservation Society art collection prints by a noted New York artist. The announcement was made Jan. 24 during an unveiling of the artwork at the home of society member Albert Judd. Prints of the original watercolor painting […]
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Norway gets proposals for L.M. Longley & Son building
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt told selectmen at Thursday night’s board meeting that a proposal has been received for the purchase and reuse of the former L.M. Longley & Son Hardware building on Main Street and a second one is expected to arrive Friday. “I’m very pleased,” Holt said. The proposals are from local […]
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Community loses a humble, compassionate mentor, leader, educator
OXFORD HILLS — Everyone has a story about Don Gouin. A great sense of humor, kind, a mentor, supportive, compassionate – they were just a few of the words that flooded the Oxford Hills School District Facebook page last week shortly after news began to spread of the passing of Norway native, educator and longtime SAD 17 […]
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Norway health center opens
NORWAY — The newly opened medical building on Pikes Hill has been named for a longtime local physician. David Preble, Western Maine Health Board chairman, announced the naming of the new medical office building at 8 Pikes Hill in Norway at a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. The new building has been named the William L. Medd, MD, […]
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Planning board reschedules meeting on Norway wedding barn
NORWAY — Plans to open a wedding barn on Morse Road were delayed again when it was discovered that two abutters had not been legally notified. Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray told a large group of residents at a meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, that abutters were not notified as required by the Site Plan Review […]
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Artland K. Rogers
1927 – 2015 NORWAY — Artland K. Rogers of Norway passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 31, 2015, at the age of 88. He was born in Greenwood on April 30, 1927, to Artland and Ruby Rogers. Artland was a meat cutter for many years, a master craftsman in the art of wood working, […]
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Norway hall stalls downtown revitalization effort
NORWAY — Pigeon droppings cover the wooden floorboards of the Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street. The large glass and wooden front doors of the three-story, brick building are locked. Town officials and others interested in revitalizing the Downtown Historic District say their efforts are stymied by the lack of communication from the rarely-seen owner of […]