NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen set a special town meeting for Jan. 21 to approve $214,000 to replace the boiler and repair the air conditioning system at the Town Office. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Town Office on Danforth Street. General Assistance Administrator Shannon Moxcey told selectmen of a mandated […]
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Planners consider another wedding barn
NORWAY — North Norway may be host to two wedding venues if the Planning Board approves a plan next month to allow the conversion of an historic barn. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Town Office, where they are expected to take up a proposal again to operate a wedding […]
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Plans to renovate log cabin at Norway Lake Marina on hold
NORWAY — The management company for the Norway Lake Marina said a plan to convert part of the property to a studio apartment is on hold. Chris Miller of Western Hills Property Group, the management group marketing the marina, said plans to covert the log cabin at 295 Lake Road into a studio apartment is still […]
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Norway man accused of using motel room without paying
FARMINGTON — A homeless man from Norway faces charges after entering an unoccupied motel room without registering, police said. Chris Barnard, 65, was arrested Tuesday on charges of burglary and unauthorized use of property after police found him sleeping in a room at Mt. Blue Motel on Routes 2 and 4 in Farmington, Deputy Police […]
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Weather challenges drivers on Oxford County roads
The winter’s first statewide snowstorm blanketed roadways Tuesday, bringing with it hazardous driving conditions but few weather-related accidents. In Oxford, the first accident of the day happened around 7 a.m., according to Sgt. Alan Coffin of the Oxford Police Department. There were no injuries and no damage when a car slid off Route 26 and […]
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Selectmen approve purchase of $330,000 ladder truck
NORWAY — The majority of voters gave the go-ahead to selectmen Thursday night to spend $330,000 for the purchase of a used ladder truck. A handful of voters objected, saying, in part, the town could not afford another large and unscheduled expenditure and questioned how well the used ladder truck was vetted. About 50 people, […]
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Shaw named SRO for Rowe School
NORWAY — Mitch Shaw, a veteran of the Norway Police Department, has been named school resource officer at the Rowe Elementary School. He will begin his new full-time duties at the school on January 4, Police Chief Rob Federico said Tuesday. “I can’t wait to get this started and see how it goes,” said Federico, who […]
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Norway residents to vote on purchase of $325K ladder truck
NORWAY — Voters will be asked to give the go-ahead to finance a $325,000 used ladder truck the Norway Fire Department hopes to purchase at a special town meeting Thursday. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Town Office. The Fire Department hopes to buy a 2004 Pierce Dash, with a 100-foot-tall platform that […]
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Norway looks at new ladder truck
NORWAY — Officials from Norway are heading to Virginia this week to check out a ladder truck they hope to purchase. If the 2004 Pierce Dash, with a 100-foot-tall platform, passes inspection and the buyer and seller come to terms, a special town meeting will be held next Thursday, Dec. 17, to get approval to finance […]