Norway Maine
Opera House court cases combined
NORWAY – Town Manager David Holt said this week that the town attorney advised him the two cases involving the town’s takeover of the Opera House have been combined. The cases involved the town’s offer of $185,000 to Bitim Enterprises of Londonderry, N.H., for the damaged building, and Barry Mazzaglia’s response contending it’s worth more. […]
Worker inproves streets one weed at a time
NORWAY — It may be a close call, but Ben Perkins said Monday that he can weed the entire south side of Main Street from Danforth Street to the Rowe Elementary School in time to pick up his children as they got out of school. “I’m the guy who originally started this,” said Perkins of […]
Damon Road closure going to Norway voters
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to ask voters to permanently close Damon Road as a public way. The move, which selectmen approved unanimously Thursday night, is being made at the request of the sole resident of the road, the Rev. Robert Sallies. The retired minister spends summers in Norway and winters in […]
ClubRowe gets financial help from town
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to try to help fund ClubRowe from a town trust fund set up by a former schoolteacher specifically for educational causes. Selectmen unanimously agreed at their Thursday meeting to take $300 to $500 from the Tessa Thibodeau Trust Fund and give it to the club. Selectman Mike […]
Artist creates with crayons and a hot iron
NORWAY — Western Maine Art Group artist William Patrick will show his work, including creations using wax paper, crayons and a hot iron, throughout September at the Norway Savings Bank operations center. Patrick grew up in the fields and rugged mountains and woods of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and western Maine. This is reflected in […]
Young author presents Snowe with book
NORWAY – A young Norway author’s advice to other elementary school children should be provided to members of Congress, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said during a recent tour of downtown Norway. “Respect differences. We’ll send that one to Congress,” said Snowe as she talked with 11-year-old Marrae Kimball and her mom, Melissa Eshlemen, of Norway […]
Opera House: Roof collapse attributed to clogged drains
NORWAY — A Maine Preservation field advisor said that clogged roof drains may have been responsible for the September 2007 partial roof collapse of the historic downtown Opera House, compromising the back wall. Christopher Closs, western and southern field service representative for Maine Preservation, said the drains were placed on the back (south-facing) wall of […]