NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-3 Thursday evening not to ask voters to approve a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments or social clubs, because the state has up to nine months to adopt rules governing them. Town Manager David Holt said at the public hearing before the vote that after the Nov. 8 […]
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Norway board begins search for new assessor
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt told selectmen Thursday night that he has received calls and applications from individuals interested in the assessor’s position. Early in October, assessor Phinn Walker announced he would leave his position in the near future. Holt said Walker agreed to stay while the town seeks a replacement. Holt said he […]
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Norway selectmen grapple with expected leadership changes
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen decided at its Oct. 6 meeting to begin looking at ways to mitigate any interruptions from the retirement of department heads over the next three years, including reviewing other forms of government. The discussion was prompted by the announcement that assessor Phinn Walker would be leaving his position in […]
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Bickford went out of his way
Recently, my vehicle broke down just as I exited the Maine Turnpike and attempted to get on Route 122. The man who saved the day was State Rep. Bruce Bickford. I noticed his special blue plates as he stopped and asked how he could help. When I told him of my problem, he did not […]
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Norway says ‘farewell’ to L.M. Longley & Son … a Norway icon
NORWAY — About 15 years ago, some 20 second-grade students from Guy E. Rowe School on Main Street walked up the wooden steps and through the old wooden doors of the L.M. Longley & Son hardware store for a tour by owner John M. Longley. On the main floor, they saw wooden clothes racks, metal sap […]
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Norway sets vote on sewer main funds
NORWAY — A special town meeting will be held for voters to OK accepting state funds to replace a sewer main, selectmen decided Thursday night. meeting. The money is coming from a $10 million bond voters across the state approved a year or two ago, Town Manager David Holt said. The money will be about […]
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Norway board: Road dispute civil matter
NORWAY – Town Manager David Holt told two Hobbs Pond Lane property owners Thursday night that selectmen are concerned about the environmental health of Hobbs Pond, but will not get involved in a dispute between subdivision property owners. Hobbs Pond Lane resident Steve Siskowitz and fellow property owner Paul Eirman asked the town to take […]
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Norway sells tax-acquired property, puts others out to bid
NORWAY — The town knocked two tax-acquired properties from its rolls, and with it collected $11,730 Thursday night. David Holt, the town manager, said that he intends to recommend selectmen dispose of more property by bid until the 22-property list gets smaller. “It is unpleasant to sell someone’s property, so we will start with the […]
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Norway board to eliminate six parking spaces
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously approved an amendment to the traffic /parking ordinance that will reduce the number of parking spaces on Main Street by about six. The board agreed to institute no parking from the corner of Pikes Hill Road and Main Street north 200 feet on the Advertiser-Democrat side […]
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Norway presenting downtown parking changes
NORWAY — In July, there may be six fewer parking spaces on Main Street as town officials try to improve visibility for traffic entering Main Street from Pikes Hill. The plan, which is being proposed to accommodate the traffic from the new $8.2 million Western Maine Medical office building, includes making a right-turn-only lane from Pikes […]