NORWAY — Alpha & Omega Ministries Inc. and Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop at 39 Brown St. are currently collecting items to help people in the New York and New Jersey area who were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Ryder Truck Co. from Portland has offered up to four pallets of space for goods on one […]
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Harvest Concert will feature Norway UU Choir, area musicians
NORWAY — The First Universalist Church of Norway will present its annual Harvest Concert, featuring the Norway UU Choir under the direction of Heather Pierson, on Sunday, Nov. 18. Also performing at 2 p.m. in the church sanctuary will be Davy Sturtevant and Nate Towne. The concert is a fundraiser for the Oxford Hills Food Pantry. Pierson is a veteran […]
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‘Nano brewer’ to make beer for Western Maine
HARRISON — A new brewery is looking to make a splash in the Maine beer scene. A very small splash. Lee Margolin of Harrison has spent the better part of two years preparing Pennesseewassee Brewing for its opening later this month. The tiny brewery can produce about 15 gallons of beer per batch, or half […]
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Norway girl a finalist in American Girl’s video contest
NORWAY — Nine-year-old Kaylynn Johnson doesn’t feel like a hero, but her mom, Charity, says she is “a world changer.” The Norway girl is one of six nationwide finalists in the “Caroline’s Share the Hero In You” video story contest by American Girl. The contest coincides with American Girl’s latest historical doll, Caroline Abbott, a […]
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Ivan Morey
1919 – 2012 NORWAY — Ivan Morey, 93, passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. He was born March 16, 1919, in Greenwood, the first of eight children, to the late Chester and Katherine Gregg Morey. He attended schools in Greenwood and West Paris. On Feb. 10, 1945, he married Edith Keniston of […]
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David ‘Dave’ L. West
1929 – 2012 SOUTH PARIS — David “Dave” L. West, 83, of Norway, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 at Market Square Health Care Center. He was born Feb. 16, 1929, in Philadelphia, son of Stanley Q. West, M.D., and Elsa Louise (Barth) West. Dave graduated from Germantown Academy in 1946 and from Yale University in […]
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Cub Scouts hunters supper WEST PARIS — West Paris Cub Scouts Pack 133 will hold a hunters supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Agnes Gray School, 170 Main St. Adults, $8; children 5 to 12 years old, $5; 5 and under free. Menu includes spaghetti, chili, salad and desserts. Guest speakers […]
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‘The Road to Eden’s Ridge, the Musical’ opens Friday
NORWAY — Approximately four years ago, Myra McLarey, co-author of the novel “The Road to Eden’s Ridge,” asked her friend, Sally Jones of Norway, a pivotal question: “Would you want to turn ‘The Road to Eden’s Ridge’ into a play?” “Of course, I would. I loved the book,” replied Jones, a well-known theater director and actress. […]
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Dilworth wins race for Register of Probate
NORWAY — Jennifer Dilworth won the race for Oxford County Register of Probate on Tuesday. Dilworth received 14,207 votes to 12,567 for Carol Gutekunst, according to tabulations by the Bangor Daily News. A total of 26,740 of 41,137 registered voters in Oxford County cast ballots. Dilworth won most of the larger towns, including Norway with […]