NORWAY — The fate of the substandard apartment building of Main Street remains in the hands of the town’s attorney, Town Manager David Holt said. Attorney Geoffrey H. Hole of Bernstein Shur in Portland advised Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman last week that the town should go to Superior Court in Paris to get Patrick […]
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Fraud uncovered in Norway-Paris General Assistance program
PARIS — Two cases of general assistance fraud and three attempted frauds have been uncovered in Norway and Paris since the towns began sharing a General Assistance administrator in June, an official said. According to Shannon Moxcey, the Community Concepts employee overseeing Norway and Paris General Assistance, two people have been caught receiving benefits from […]
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School of the Americas will be film, discussion topic
NORWAY — A public interest forum on School of the Americas will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Fare Share Commons, 443 Main St. Food and refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. Discussion will follow a short film. SOA at Fort Benning, Ga., is where the U. S. Army trains military […]
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Diane Elizabeth Johnson
AUBURN — Diane Elizabeth Johnson, 62, of Norway, entered eternal rest Oct. 18, after waging a short but brave fight against cancer. She is survived by loving husband, Roy S. Johnson; sons, John Knox, Andrew Johnson and Joshua and wife, Jill Johnson; daughters, Becky Zeiba and husband, James and Debbie Smith and husband, Michael; as […]
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Girl Scout bean supper PARIS — Girl Scout Troop 554 will hold a bean supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the VFW Hall. The menu includes beans, hot dogs, cole slaw, corn bread and dessert. The cost for adults is $5. Children 10 and under are $3. Proceeds will be used […]
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No paperwork, no sale of Odd Fellows Hall in Norway
NORWAY — The sale of the 19th century Odd Fellows Hall on Main Street has fallen through because no engineering plans or building permits can be found for it, Realtor Micheal Jacobson said Tuesday. “We’re kind of dead in the water,” the broker for King Real Estate in Falmouth said. The three-story building, which has […]
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Pie sale benefits Legion BUCKFIELD — A pie sale will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Northeast Bank, Depot Street. Proceeds will benefit American Legion Auxiliary Post 58. Norway Halloween Fest NORWAY — Halloween is coming to Main Street Norway on Friday, Oct. 26. Children and adults from everywhere are invited to […]
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Opera House building permit issued
NORWAY — A building permit for the $1.1 million Opera House renovation was issued Monday, about a month after work began on the three-story edifice on Main Street. On Monday, Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman reviewed the plans and Norway Opera House Corp. member Bruce Cook paid the $700 permit fee. The corporation took over […]
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Norway animal shelter works toward new facility, dog park
NORWAY — Volunteers at Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills have raised about $75,000 toward their goal of purchasing a new facility in Paris they hope will have a dog park, Shirley Boyce, president of the nonprofit organization, said. “If Responsible Pet Care is successful in purchasing a larger facility, we will have a dog […]