Cereal makes for a convincing roof shingle. Melted hard candy creates pretty stained glass windows. And patience is key.
Gingerbread House
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Oxford Hills bids farewell to historic preservation icon Andrea Burns
Norway’s village would likely look very different today, but for the efforts of preservation warriors like Andrea Burns.
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A new Gingerbread House era has begun
NLPS painstakingly worked to solicit donations, write grant applications and tap local craftspeople to rehabilitate the building, while completing much of the work themselves.
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Norway’s Gingerbread House goes under contract
Paris Hill-based real estate agent Holly Bancroft Brown has confirmed that the historic property is under contact, with the closing set to happen before the end of the year.
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Constructing gingerbread houses at Norway library
Chyla Lamp and her daughter, Elsie, build a gingerbread house Wednesday afternoon at the Norway Memorial Library. Every Wednesday, the library’s Children’s Department hosts after-school events for children. (Sun Journal photo by Matthew Daigle)
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Randall A. Wells
TURNER — Randall Alden Wells, 68, of Turner, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 16. He was born Aug. 21,1949 in Lewiston, a son of the late Forrest and Phyllis (Alden) Wells. He attended local schools, graduating from Leavitt Institute in 1967. He was a lifetime stone mason in Turner, a member of the […]
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Gingerbread open house coming soon
NORWAY — The Norway Landmarks Preservation Society will open the doors of the Gingerbread House to the public next month. The Open House will take place on July 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., during the Norway Music and Arts Festival. Members of the Board of Directors are welcoming the public to come see […]
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Gingerbread House buttoned up, lit up for winter season
NORWAY — Norway’s Gingerbread House is “buttoned up” for the winter, but the lit candles in all the north and west windows highlight the transformations that have occurred this year. The north and west side have their final bright coats of pain and most of the windows have been repaired and restored, as has the […]
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Gingerbread House gets facelift
Kevin Russell of Olde Tyme Painters paints the front side of the Gingerbread House Wednesday afternoon on Main Street in Norway. The Friends of the Gingerbread House group recently got a $20,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation to do the work.
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Grant received for Gingerbread House
NORWAY — Friends of the Gingerbread House have begun restoring the exterior of the north side of the historic building on Main Street, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation. The grant and local fundraising efforts will help pay for the repairing and painting clapboards to match the historic colors on the […]