PARIS — A weekend festival in Norway can go ahead as planned, a judge ruled Wednesday. Justice William Brodrick denied the town’s request for a temporary restraining order against Yagger Fest, a planned three-day event on Yagger Road off Route 118 in Norway. The town argued that the event’s organizer, George Emerson, had not cleared […]
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Mora exhibit opens at Frost Farm
Mora is a Rhode Island native who began painting in that state as a hobby. Her love for painting originated in a decorative style, but quickly grew as she discovered other ways to create art. She has been guided on her journey through the teachings of many artists such as Jo Miller, Deanne Fortnum, Barbara […]
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Waterford driver hurt when van rolls
NORWAY — Power along Lake Pennesseewassee was lost Thursday morning after a minivan hit a power pole and rolled over. Beth Springer, a supporting staffer for the Norway Police Department, said a 2006 Ford van driven by 45-year-old Bruce Swett of Waterford rolled onto its side after it hit a utility pole. The van was […]
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Corner Store Too opens Friday
NORWAY — The Corner Place Too opens Friday at 5 a.m., less than a week after its predecessor, Dad’s Place, closed unexpectedly on Main Street. “It’s a takeoff from where we are,” said owner Lisa Gallant, who signed a lease agreement with building owner Larry Roy this week to operate the new convenience store and […]
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Police lights, sirens fail to stop teen driver
NORWAY – Police say a 16-year-old Bethel driver was apparently oblivious to a police cruiser’s loud siren and flashing lights Thursday afternoon as police tried for more than a mile to pull her over on Route 26. The teen was stopped at about 1:30 p.m. and charged with failure to stop for a police officer […]
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Gingerbread House location surveyed
NORWAY — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is preparing a survey and map of the proposed site for the historic Gingerbread House in hopes of winning the owner’s approval to turn the building over to the Norway Historical Society. Last year, C’s Inc., a holding company for the Sun Media newspaper group which publishes […]
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Lions Club to raffle off ’69 VW Bug
NORWAY — Forget the Mustang or Impala. Imagine driving around town in a bright red 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. That’s what the Norway-Paris Lions Club is raffling off this year to raise money for the organization’s charitable causes, such as eyeglasses for the visually impaired. “They were awesome automobiles. They were a fun car,” said Terry […]
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Norway driver hurt in Turner crash
TURNER — A Norway man was hospitalized Wednesday after flipping a rented boom truck through a utility pole and into the woods along Upper Street. Police said Jeremy Minnerly, 21, suffered broken bones and other injuries when he lost control of the truck on a sharp curve at about 10 a.m. He was taken to Central […]
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Cops probe truck fire in Norway
NORWAY – Police are investigating a Sunday afternoon truck fire on Wyle Road.No one was hurt in the blaze, and no owner was around when firefighters arrived.The blaze, which remains under investigation, started around 2 p.m. According to police. Officers are trying to determine the owner of the abandoned truck because there were no plates […]
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Norway man charged in assault on girlfriend
NORWAY — A local man has been arrested on felony charges after police said he hit and strangled his girlfriend. Wayne Scott Brown, 59, of Hayes Road was arrested on Nov. 25 and charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and obstructing the reporting of a crime. […]