AUGUSTA, Maine — Citing substandard conditions in low-income housing in the Norway area, Maine State Housing Authority officials are promising to make changes to how such housing units are inspected. The changes, recommended by an internal MSHA audit, are being taken following the publication of a series of investigative articles last fall by the Norway-based […]
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Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Norway to vote on $50K for firetruck
NORWAY — A special town meeting has been set for Jan. 19 to appropriate $50,000 as a match to access a nearly $200,000 grant for the Fire Department. The town has 30 days to agree to accept the grant and appropriate the match or the Fire Department must forfeit the money. Action on the request […]
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H. Alfred (Bolo) Wiles
WILMINGTON, N.C. – H. Alfred (Bolo) Wiles, beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, having lived 94 fulfilling years. Alfred was born Sept. 17, 1917 in Norway to father, Orey Wiles of Nova Scotia and mother, Louise Marie Schenk Wiles of Norway. March 4, 1941 Alfred wed Montress Scribner of Minot. […]
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Police say drinking, texting to blame for fatal crash in West Paris
WEST PARIS — Two teenagers were killed early Saturday and two other people were injured in a car crash that police say was caused by drinking and texting. Logan Dam, 19, of Norway and Rebecca Mason, 16, of West Paris were killed when the 2002 Subaru Impreza they were riding in went out of control, […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Wood, brush disposal fees OK’d for Norway
NORWAY – The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday night to approve raising fees for demolition wood and a nominal fee for brush dumped at the Frost Hill landfill off Route 117. The changes are due to higher costs for brush disposal and lower prices for wood chips, Norway-Paris Solid Waste Committee member Vern Maxfield […]
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Briefly
Parenting class NORWAY — Community Concepts will hold 1, 2, 3, 4 Parents! sessions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 10, 17 and 24, at the Norway Public Library, 258 Main St. Cost is $10. Scholarships and fee waivers are available for qualifying families. To register, call Hallie Twomey at 333-6425. 1, 2, 3, […]
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Stephens Memorial Hospital welcomes first baby of year
NORWAY — What better way to ring in the new year than to welcome a newborn baby into the world? Caehyl Alexys Mann, 8 pounds, 12 ounces, was the first baby born at Stephens Memorial Hospital in 2012. She arrived at 5:27 a.m. on January 1. And, according to mom, she arrived one day early. […]
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Rowe Elementary School honor roll
NORWAY — The Guy E. Rowe Elementary School has announced the first trimester honor roll. Grade four: Jaylee Bean, Deja Bennett, Kobe Bernard, Katie Britton, Josh Burnham, Connor Daily, Ben Damon, Taylor Day, Gavin Hamm, Shaelyn Hanscom, Tanner Herrick, Samuel Morton, Madolyn Niemi, Hayden Page, Garrett Pendexter, Caden Truman. Grade five: Meeka Dall, Denali Barker, […]
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Phemie J. Russell
SOUTH PARIS — Phemie Jane (Ross) Russell, 102 , formerly of Norway, died Jan. 2, at Market Square Health Care Center, after a period of declining health, where she had been a resident for the past three years. She was born July 21, 1909, in North Paris, the daughter of John Alexander and Alice Morse […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Chad A. Anthony, 21, of Parsonsfield, Jan. 2, violation of bail condition, driving to endanger, speeding more than 30 mph over the limit, failure to stop for an officer, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Stephanie M. Barbour, 22, of Hiram, Jan. 2, […]