NORWAY — The Planning Board has approved a building permit for Fare Share Co-op to construct an 8- by 10-foot addition that will house compressors. The compressors, which power refrigerators and freezers, are currently in the building’s basement at 443 Main St., General Manager Emmy Andersson said. The current basement placement not only makes the units […]
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Norway board: Road dispute civil matter
NORWAY – Town Manager David Holt told two Hobbs Pond Lane property owners Thursday night that selectmen are concerned about the environmental health of Hobbs Pond, but will not get involved in a dispute between subdivision property owners. Hobbs Pond Lane resident Steve Siskowitz and fellow property owner Paul Eirman asked the town to take […]
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Norway medical office building under construction
NORWAY — Construction of a $8.2 million medical office building downtown is well underway as summer nears its end. “Now that all of the important groundwork has been completed, the project is really beginning to take shape,” Barbara Allen, vice president of development and community relations at Norway’s Stephens Memorial Hospital, said. “It has been […]
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Doris A. Gagne
1928 – 2015 NORWAY — Doris A. (Strout) Gagne of Mechanic Falls went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after a short illness. She was born in Concord, Mass., on Feb. 18, 1928, the daughter of Winslow and Gladys Grant Strout. Doris moved to Poland in 1945. She received her teacher’s certificate […]
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Dorothy S. Cyr
1930 – 2015 NORWAY — Dorothy S. Cyr, 85, of South Paris, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was born in Portland on March 1, 1930, a daughter of Burton A. and Ruth E. (Carroll) Shaw. She attended Norway schools and graduated from Norway High School. She later graduated from Lesley […]
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Marshall H. Longway
1927 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Marshall H. Longway, 88, of Hall Hill Road, Rumford, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Sandy River Health Care in Farmington, after a brief stay, with his daughters, Brenda and Marsha, by his side. He was born in Rumford, on Feb. 19, 1927, a son of James and Edith (Smith) Longway […]
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Marjorie A. Martin
1924 – 2015 NORWAY — Marjorie Alberta Martin, 91, of Oxford passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Marjorie was born in Mechanic Falls on April 12, 1924, a daughter of Harry and Gladys (Holt) Wilson. She attended Mechanic Falls schools and graduated from Mechanic Falls High […]
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Norway’s Main Street closed Friday for paving
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt announced that lower Main Street will be closed all day Friday, Aug. 28, while surface pavement is installed. The lower Main Street project, which is expected to be completed by the middle of next week, used a $400,000 matching state grant. The work included reconstructing the street and improving […]
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Oxford Hills classes begin Tuesday
PARIS — New teachers, new students and new programs will greet thousands of children headed to classes in the Oxford Hills School District next week. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, all elementary students and seventh- and ninth-graders will return to school. All others start Wednesday, Sept. 2. The district includes the towns of Norway, Paris, Hebron, West […]
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Norway street closed for paving today
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt announced that lower Main Street will be closed all day Friday, Aug. 28, for paving. The $400,000 reconstruction project, which began in June, is expected to be completed by Labor Day, he said. It included improving drainage and sidewalks. The street has 12-foot-wide travel lanes and 8-foot-wide shoulders. ldixon@sunjournal.com