PARIS — Maine’s largest Christmas parade from Norway through Paris brought hundreds of people of all ages to line Main Street for more than two hours Saturday. They braved temperatures in the low to mid 20s under a mostly clear sky. Many floats cleverly depicted “The Night Before Christmas” theme during the Oxford Hills Chamber […]
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December services, celebration at Norway UU
NORWAY — First Universalist Church of Norway lists upcoming services. Dec. 7: Tis the Season, with Pat Harris. December, the cusp of the year: days shorten, nights lengthen and winter is on the doorstep. Whether you love or hate them, the holidays are near. This reflection will ask us to journey inward to consider the […]
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Fate of historic L.F. Pike & Son building still undetermined
NORWAY — The owner of the L.F. Pike & Son store on Main Street has decided not to accept the town’s offer to immediately tear down the historic building because of safety concerns. “We’ve decided to say ‘no thank you’ to the town,” owner Lesley Gouin Dean said in an email to the Sun Journal on […]
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New policy has USPS customers seeing red
NORWAY — Some United States Postal Service customers in Paris and Norway are wondering if the postal service cares more about the safety of its drivers than that of its customers. Recently, customers on the southbound side of the road received a letter from Norway Postmaster Mike Anderson telling them they had 14 days to […]
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Santa and Mrs. Claus to help Norway light Christmas trees
NORWAY — Hundreds of people are expected to watch Santa and Mrs. Claus light the town’s Christmas trees Friday evening, Dec. 5, at Butters Park on upper Main Street. The tradition began with one tree in the 1970s by former Norway fire Chief Bob Butters, who passed away in 1994. It has continued for at […]
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St. Catherine’s to host Thanksgiving dinner
NORWAY —A free Thanksgiving Day dinner will be served at noon on Thursday, Nov. 27, at St. Catherine of Sienna Church Hall, 32 Paris St. The Community Thanksgiving Dinner Committee invites people from Oxford Hills to share a meal with friends and neighbors. A full-course dinner will be prepared and served by members of St. […]
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Eagles to host holiday crowd night RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles will be hold an under-35 crowd night from 8 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Eve, in the Social Club room. There will be no cover charge. Music by Dapper Gents of Portland. Craft fair in New Sharon Nov. 29 NEW SHARON […]
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“The Sweetest Spot in Norway” to reopen on Nov. 29
NORWAY — “The Sweetest Spot in Norway” will reopen its doors when the 39th annual Christmas Parade steps off Saturday, Nov. 29. The Norway Historical Society is recreating the spirit of Fletcher’s Candy Store, once known as the “sweetest spot” in Norway, by offering the same variety of old- time sweets sold at Fletcher’s. They […]
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Correction: Heniger Park reviews $100 each
OTISFIELD — A story published on Page B1 of the Oxford Hills edition Friday should have said the environmental review of 36 Heniger Park lots will cost the town $100 each.