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Norway to vote on more welfare funds

NORWAY — Voters at a special town meeting Tuesday night will be asked to put another $35,000 into the general assistance budget for 2011-12. The money would  come from the surplus account. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the municipal office on Danforth Street. "We're spe...

Leslie H. Dixon, Staff Writer • Oxford Hills • Monday, June 27, 2011

Special Olympics' team brings home 17 medals, 12 ribbons

NORWAY — The Special Olympics team sponsored by the Progress Center recently brought 17 medals and 12 ribbons back to Oxford Hills. The medals and ribbons represent participation in nine different events by 15 team members, according to officials at the Progress Center. The 43...

Oxford Hills • Monday, June 27, 2011

Mother, daughter exhibiting rugs, paintings at Norway Savings Bank

NORWAY — Natalie Reed and her daughter, Julieanne L. Reed, both of Mexico, currently have a show of their creations — braided rugs and paintings — in the windows of Norway Savings Bank Operations Center on Main Street. Natalie, of Backkingdom Braids, has been creating bra...

Connections • Saturday, June 25, 2011

Driver charged after fiery Norway crash

NORWAY — A Brunswick man was charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of a crash after his car left lower Main Street and burst into flames early Thursday morning. James L. White, 42, of 74 Union St. was arrested while walking south of the accident scene, Norway police Cpl....

Staff report • Oxford Hills • Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:40 pm

Norway Arts Festival Montanaros: Dancer will pay tribute to mime

NORWAY — Karen Montanaro, a world-renowned mimedancer, will kick off the Norway Arts Festival on Thursday, July 7. This year's festival focus figure is her late husband, Tony Montanaro, one of the great mime artists of the 20th century. The Norway Arts Festival, presented by t...

• Encore • Thursday, June 23, 2011

Household hazardous waste collection Saturday in Norway

NORWAY — Residents of Oxford Hills can dispose of poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints at a hazardous waste collection from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Norway-Paris Solid Waste, 39 Brown St. The collection will be free to residents of Norway, Paris, Otisfield and Wes...

Staff report • Oxford Hills • Thursday, June 23, 2011

PHOTO: Norway reflections

The Norway Opera House and other downtown buildings are reflected on Pennessewassee Stream by the setting sun earlier this week.

Oxford Hills • Thursday, June 23, 2011

Rotary Club seeking donations for Missouri

During the month of June the Oxford Hills Rotary Club is passing the hat at every meeting to raise money to send to Joplin, Mo. The club agreed to match the members' donations up to $2000. The membership hopes to send off a total of $4000 to the tornado victims. Money collected will be sen...

Connections • Wednesday, June 22, 2011

SMH offering diabetes self-management classes

NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital will offer diabetes self-management education this summer, under the direction of diabetes educators Doreen Adams and Pat Watson. Classes will be held on Mondays, beginning June 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. The first class will be discussing what diabetes...

Connections • Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Forestry students help land trust

Forestry teachers Al Schaeffer and Brian Bean recently partnered with the Western Foothills Land Trust to do some site clearing at the trust’s Roberts Farm Preserve site in Norway. The 165-acre preserve is close to the school and provides ongoing forestry management projects for the Oxford...

• Oxford Hills • Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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