Puppet program at library BRYANT POND — Douglas Twitchell, well known area ventriloquist, story teller and musician, will present a puppet program at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Whitman Memorial Library. Young children should be accompanied by an adult. There is no charge and light refreshments will be served. Hartford Church clothing center […]
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University of Maine dean’s list
ORONO — Recently the University of Maine recognized 2,026 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the spring 2012 semester, including the following area students. Androscoggin County Auburn: Dustin Anderson, Felicia Binette, Emily Blackwood, Victoria Cusson, Amanda Dubois, Marie Dufresne-Dixon, Caroline Dunn, Ashten Hackett, Alendra Harris, Michael Lucas, Eileen McKinney, George Peterson, Kelsey Philbrick, Emma […]
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M. St. John: Ignoring the will of the people
As a member of the Norway Planning Board, I was devastated to learn that a five-year-long community project to revitalize our downtown and create jobs is now in jeopardy because of a purely political decision by Gov. Paul LePage and his allies in Augusta. For years, our friends, neighbors and community officials have been working […]
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CORRECTION: Civil War document handwritten
A story on Page B1 of the July 11 Oxford Hills edition about the donation of a Civil War document to the Norway Historical Society should have stated that the original document was handwritten. The society also received a typewritten facsimile. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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Historical Society picnic supper WEST PARIS — The West Paris Historical Society will have a picnic supper outside at 6 p.m. Monday, July 16. A short business meeting will follow with a report from the preservation committee. The annual yard and bake sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Steamed red hot […]
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Brick foundation laid at Gingerbread House
NORWAY — Hundreds of bricks have been laid this week along the foundation of the historic 1851 Gingerbread House on Main Street as restoration of the building continues. Randy Wells of Wells & Son Masonry of Turner and his assistant, John Simon, have been working all week to lay the bricks on the Gingerbread House […]
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Motorcyclist injured in Norway crash
NORWAY — A motorcyclist was injured on Harrison Road on Thursday when he tried to pass a sport utility vehicle as it turned into a driveway. Michael Murphy, 51, of Harrison, was taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, Norway police officer Robert Federico II. He said Murphy was riding south toward Harrison when […]
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Norway man pleads guilty to terrorizing, gun possession
PARIS — A 69-year-old Norway man pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and threatening to kill two neighbors Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Daniel Smith pleaded guilty to two charges of terrorizing and one charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Assistant District Attorney Joseph O’Connor said Smith had […]
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State seeks to replace lost grants; Norway to proceed with Opera House work
NORWAY — A state official said towns affected by the loss of $3.5 million in community block grants may know as early as Friday whether they will recover any of the money. Meanwhile, the Norway town manager says the town will proceed with the Opera House renovation project by issuing a bond anticipation note to […]