STONEHAM — The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 Hannah F. Richardson Tent 19 will meet at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the home of Marilyn Jones in Norway. Department president Elsie Bonney and Department junior vice-president Vicky Myers were guests at the Sept. 26 meeting. Elaine Lagueux, Cayla Heath and […]
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Opera House storefronts getting reframed
NORWAY — The $1.1 million renovation of the historic Norway Opera House continued this week as subcontractors worked on everything from framing bathrooms to removing a stairway to the cellar in one storefront. “It’s just an old building,” Ron Bracy, a subcontractor framing an interior door, answered when asked if the workers had encountered any […]
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5K race set for dogs and owners
NORWAY — A 5k run for fit dogs and fit owners, and mushers is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Roberts Farm Preserve. It will be held after the season finale time 5k run series on the grass trail at the preserve on Roberts Road. There will also be a 2K dog walk […]
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Community Garden to be site of harvest/work party
NORWAY — To celebrate a very successful gardening season, the Alan Day Community Garden plans a party to clean up the gardens and celebrate the harvest on Sunday, Oct. 14, beginning at 9 a.m. After a morning of clean-up and work, participants will share a potluck feast at 1 p.m. to celebrate another year of […]
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Spook Walk planning meeting OXFORD — A planning meeting for the Halloween Spook Walk will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Oxford Community Center. The community’s help is being sought to take a small area to decorate and man on Halloween. For more information call Pam at 539-4563. Food drive to […]
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Contra dance scheduled for Halloween weekend
NORWAY — The fifth Saturday Norway Contra Dance has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Norway Grange. Julia Plumb will perform on fiddle with Bill Olson on guitar. Olson will also call the dance. Dancers are invited to come in their ghoulish best as fitting the season. To pay for the talent […]
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Relay For Life seeks committee members
NORWAY — The Oxford Hills Relay For Life is recruiting committee members for the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event. “This is the 10th anniversary for Relay For Life of Oxford Hills,” publicity Chairman Heather Bossie said. “Last year we had over 120 participants registered, and we had more register on the day of the […]
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Silver Dolphins returning to Oxford Hills for Christmas Parade
NORWAY — The U.S. Navy’s Silver Dolphins drill team and honor guard will march in the Oxford Hills Christmas Parade again this year. John Williams, executive director of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the event, told the Board of Selectmen at its Thursday night meeting that the team from the United States […]
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Dempsey Challenge honors Norway singer-songwriter
NORWAY — When Kristen Short’s doctors diagnosed her with cancer, the lifelong performer wanted to be alone in the dark. “I think your first reaction is to go hide under a rock,” Short said. She was only 44. Tests had found a mass in her breast. There were worries about her body’s systems. And she […]
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Correction: Misidentification
NORWAY — A photo caption on Page B1 of Friday’s Oxford Hills and River Valley editions should have identified the volunteer at left working on the Gingerbread House in Norway as Otis Brown of Otisfield. Incorrect information was submitted to the Sun Journal.