NORWAY — Every year the town of Norway is given a report on the status of bridges in town. Town Manager David Holt informed the selectboard last Thursday that there is one bridge in town that the state believed to be unsafe. Reportedly, the bridge, located on Morse Road, have large rocks make up both […]
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Assessment of Norway to be ‘lower than anticipated’; recycling could go ‘single-stream’
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt announced that this year’s tax assessment on the town will be “lower than anticipated’. For Norway, about half of the cost of education is raised through property tax. “When revenues that support education are cut back … that definitely had an impact on us,” said Holt. Holt attended the […]
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Norway Downtown recognizes Norway Historical Society
NORWAY — Norway Downtown has recognized the Norway Historical Society for its contribution as “an important factor contributing to the vitality of our downtown.” In a ceremony at this month’s meeting of Norway Downtown, President Andrea Burns presented Susan Denison, president of the Norway Historical Society, with a plaque. “The society was surprised and honored […]
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State funds to help overhaul lower Main Street in Norway
NORWAY — The state has approved money for an $800,000 overhaul of lower Main Street. If the local share of approximately $400,000 is approved, the project is expected to begin in the summer of 2015, Town Manager David Holt said Wednesday. It will address ongoing drainage issues, old sewer lines and total reconstruction of the […]
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Norway signs on to FEMA resolution
NORWAY — Selectmen have added their names to a resolution urging changes in federal disaster assistance regulations so Maine towns and cities hit hard by severe ice storms this past winter can get reimbursed for damage. “It wasn’t a big money problem for us,” Town Manager David Holt told selectmen, but for other towns “it was […]
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Herbalist to present program NORWAY — Herbalist Suzanne Dunham will give a presentation on herbs and foods that help cleanse the digestive system. It will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Old Squire’s Farm Market, 493 Main St. Participants will learn about the role of the liver, the master detoxifier. Dunham […]
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Norway restaurant expected to open next week
NORWAY — The former Trolley House restaurant is expected to reopen as the Passengers Rail around May 1. Selectmen approved a liquor and entertainment license for the new establishment Thursday. Tom Turner and Lisa Keisman, both of Paris, owners of the pub and casual dining spot on Main Street, said the business will remain similar […]
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Students present plans for using space in Norway Town Office
NORWAY — An expanded police station with its own entrance and a new community room are some of the ideas Oxford Hills Technical School students presented to the Board of Selectmen on Thursday night. Students in an engineering and architectural design class were asked to work on the floor plan of the Town Hall to […]
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Norway coffeehouse prepares for June opening
NORWAY — The He-Brews Coffee House is preparing to open this summer. “We’re still making progress,” said Randy Olson, one of the organizers of the shop at 10 Tannery St. He said the group hopes to start training volunteers the first week of May. Olson and other residents came up with the idea to open […]
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Oxford Hills senior’s turkey casseroles to help family of hit-and-run victim
NORWAY — An Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School student has dedicated his senior project to raising money to help the family of a teenager who died in a hit-and-run accident in March. Paul Fanjoy of Norway said he wanted to help the family of Xavier Fuentes, 16, of Turner pay for funeral expenses and other […]