Funding will build community health NORWAY — The Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) has awarded $618,116 to 16 nonprofits across the state in the second phase of its Healthy Community grant program. One of these groups is the Oxford County Wellness Collaborative, which has been working to transform health through new community action across the […]
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Norway voters approve $5,000 for overdrafts
NORWAY — Voters at a special town meeting Thursday evening approved appropriating $5,000 to cover overdrafts. Town Clerk Shirley Boyce said only a few residents attended, approving moving the funds from the unrestricted fund balance to cover an anticipated overdraft in the utilities account. They also appropriated $206 from the unrestricted fund balance to cover an overdraft […]
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Norway festival puts the spotlight on art
NORWAY — The annual Norway Arts Festival gets underway Saturday, July 11, with arts, music, food and a look into the past. The Marigold Tea Room will be re-created during the arts festival, Roy Gedat, president of the Norway Historical Society, said. The Marigold Tea Room was a favorite place to eat in Norway Lake Village […]
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Joel Mills
1975 – 2015 BETHEL — Joel Mills of Bethel died unexpectedly on Friday, July 3, at the age of 39. He was born in Norway on Sept. 16, 1975, to Randolph “Randy” Mills and Cynthia “Cyndi” Wheeler Mills. Joel was a skilled self-employed painter and was the owner of Fine Lines Painting. He loved the […]
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Norway town meeting is Thursday
NORWAY — A special town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, to appropriate just over $5,000 for overdrafts from fiscal year 2014-15. The Board of Selectmen signed the three-article warrant July 2. In addition to selecting a moderator, voters will be asked to appropriate $5,000 from the unrestricted fund balance to […]
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Selectmen withhold vote to eliminate some parking on Main Street
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday to withhold a vote to eliminate parking on a section of Main Street until it could determine whether the Department of Transportation would agree to lessen the restriction. The DOT restriction also calls for right-turn-only traffic from Pikes Hill onto Main Street. The state mandated the […]
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Crowdfunding goal ensures beer garden for upcoming Norway brewery
NORWAY — Microbrewed beer in a garden? One small Western Maine community is in. Norway Brewing Co. has exceeded its fundraising goal after more than 100 people contributed in excess of $11,000 to a crowdfunding campaign. Though the brewery won’t open until late fall, the funds mean it can go forward with plans to build a 100-person beer […]
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George A. Fogg
1940 – 2015 AUBURN — George A. Fogg, 75, of Gray died Tuesday, June 30, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin, following a short illness. He was born in Norway on May 11, 1940, the son of the late Archie and Gertrude (Grady) Fogg. George is survived by several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
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Local dairy farm shuts its barn doors
NORWAY — Where have all the cows gone? That’s what some local residents may wonder as they pass by the mostly vacant fields at Kuvaja Farm at 38 Kuvaja Road, off Richardson Hollow Road in Norway. Marie Kuvaja and two of her sons, Fred and Stanley Kuvaja, sold their 48 cows, which means the farm […]
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Norway presenting downtown parking changes
NORWAY — In July, there may be six fewer parking spaces on Main Street as town officials try to improve visibility for traffic entering Main Street from Pikes Hill. The plan, which is being proposed to accommodate the traffic from the new $8.2 million Western Maine Medical office building, includes making a right-turn-only lane from Pikes […]