NORWAY — One is a local medical doctor. Another an educator at an international school in South Korea. Others are a former music teacher, a Harrison selectman and a retired postal worker. But in the late 1960s, they were young musicians tearing up the stage at the Norway Opera House. They covered 1960s British and […]
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Norway residents seek to end fireworks ban
NORWAY — Norway resident Diane Presby met with selectmen Thursday night to submit a written request signed by 204 people asking the board to reconsider a fireworks ban. Presby said she would like to be able to set off “colorful” but not booming-loud fireworks, particularly for her mother’s birthday, but was unable to because of […]
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Wires down in Harrison wildfire
HARRISON — Fire crews from five surrounding towns, as well as Central Maine Power officials and Maine Forestry fire protection crews, responded Wednesday afternoon to a wildfire that burned between 2 to 3 acres along power lines located off of Temple Hill Road. Harrison Town Manager George Finch confirmed that wires were down in the […]
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Donna Jean Perry
1949 – 2015 LEVANT/BUCKFIELD — Donna Jean (Roy) Perry, 65, died after a long battle with cancer on Friday, Aug. 14, with her family by her side at her home in Levant. She was born Sept. 22, 1949, in Norway, the first of six children to A. Franklin Roy and Barbara (Hammond) Roy. Donna grew […]
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Sobriety checkpoint in Oxford Hills Friday
OXFORD — The Oxford, Paris, Norway and Maine State Police departments will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint in Oxford Hills on Friday, Aug. 21, according to a news release.
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Historic Norway properties hit the market
NORWAY — Maine Preservation, a nonprofit, statewide historic preservation group, announced this week that it will assist in the transition and sale of three historic downtown buildings, including L.M. Longley & Son on Main Street. The announcement of the pending sale of three buildings held by the Higgins-Crooker Trust was made Monday night at a community […]
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Concert to benefit Alan Day Community Garden
NORWAY — Lovers of reggae and other soulful music won’t be “Waiting in Vain” to hear a live concert. Glen DaCosta, a former member of Bob Marley and the Wailers, has teamed up with Portland native Kate Schrock to help the Alan Day Community Garden this weekend. The benefit concert, which will help the nonprofit build a […]
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Public hearing on parking next week
NORWAY — The Norway Selectboard will have a public hearing on Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Town Office to consider limiting parking directly in front of the Advertiser Democrat building at 1 Pikes Hill to 20 minutes. Concern over use of the parking spaces was prompted by a July 16 decision by the Board of Selectmen […]
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Kenneth K. Bryant
1983 – 2015 HARRISON — Kenneth K. Bryant, 31, of Harrison died Monday, Aug. 10, in Harrison as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Kenneth was born in Norway on Aug. 21, 1983, a son of David and Gail (Taylor) Bryant. He attended Harrison schools, Oxford Hills Middle School and was a […]
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Beverly Beliveau
1924 – 2015 NORWAY — Beverly (Dunn) Beliveau, 90, of South Paris, died on Friday, Aug. 7, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She passed away peacefully after a brief illness with family by her side. She was the wife of the late Paul A. Beliveau, who died on Nov. 23, 1992. She was born in Fitchburg, […]