NORWAY — More than a week after 350 cyclists spent 24 hours in the downtown, local business owners say BikeMaine was a success economically. On Sunday, Sept. 7, 350 cyclists and 25 corporate sponsors cycled into town as part of a weeklong, 340-mile trek. The event, hosted by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, offered a […]
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Unseen Korean War photos to make debut in Norway
NORWAY — After laying dormant for nearly six decades, a curated selection of photographs from the Korean War will make their debut at the Lajos Matolcsy Arts Center on Friday. Galen Leavitt may already be known for the two days he spent photographing Marilyn Monroe, but daughter Margo Pullen long knew his legacy lay in the […]
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Norway woman named second-fastest knitter in Maine
NORWAY — Kim Hamlin, co-owner of Fiber and Vine on Main Street, was named the state’s second-fastest knitter and the fastest English-style knitter in a recent competition sponsored by the Maine Downtown Center. “I had never knit before an audience. People were rooting me on,” said Hamlin of the crowd that gathered at the Maine […]
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Alan Day Community Garden: Free harvest party, workshops on Sept. 14
NORWAY — Everyone is welcome to celebrate the harvest at the Alan Day Community Garden with a free Garden to Gourmet workshop with Anna Sysko and Kim Hamlin from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Sept. 14, and a Food Forest workshop with Scott Vlaun from 2 to 4 p.m. At noon all are invited to […]
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Car club to hold cruise-in OXFORD — The Uptown Cruizahs Car Club will gather from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Tractor Supply, Route 26, for their end-of-season cruise-in. DJ “Red Wing” will be on hand playing tunes of the past and present. Club members will be busy throughout the day providing […]
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Norway remembers Elaine Montpelier
NORWAY — Members of the Stephens Memorial Hospital said the recent passing of Elaine Montpelier — a longtime active member of the Norway-Paris community — and her husband, Peter, earlier this summer, is a deep loss for the hospital family. Elaine Richard Montpelier, 74, died on Thursday, Sept. 4, in Fort Myers, Fla., after a […]
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New owner of Norway store touts support
NORWAY — It’s a 90-minute commute to work, but Coryl Coffin, owner of the Play & Grow resale shop at 446 Main St., said the drive from her home in East Waterboro is worth every mile. “They’re really supporting me,” Coffin said of Norway Downtown and others in the community who have welcomed the new […]
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American Legion to meet PARIS — South Paris American Legion Post 75 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Hamlin Library, Museum meeting PARIS — Hamlin Memorial Library & Museum will hold a board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the library, 16 Hannibal Hamlin Drive. Members will be discussing, among other […]
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Lewiston business donates restored window to Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The Friends of the Gingerbread House are looking for sponsors to restore the 65 windows in the landmark Gingerbread House on Main Street. The idea came to the group after they received a donation of a restored window by Above and Beyond of Lewiston. The contractor, which provides residential and commercial building services, […]