NORWAY — The town learned its application for $300,000 Community Development Block Grant to restore the historic Matolcsy Arts Center on Main Street was denied. The news was received last week by the Board of Selectmen. Proponents of the grant hoped to use the money to stabilize and restore the Laos Matolcsy Arts Center at […]
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Marita Hunton
NORWAY — Marita Hunton, 77, of Norway died Friday, April 27, at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Norway, March 15, 1935, the daughter of Herbert A. and Pheobe Leighton Robbins. She graduated from Norway High School and had been employed at local shoe shops, Morse Orchards and the SSA Office of […]
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Asbestos removal begins in Opera House
NORWAY — Work has begun to remove asbestos flooring in one of six storefronts of the Opera House on Main Street. Project supervisor Ryan St. Pierre of BIOSafe Energy in Westbrook said it will take about two weeks to remove approximately 3,000 square feet of flooring in the former Colonial Coffee Shoppe, several walls in […]
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UMaine extension hopes to train new gardeners
NORWAY — A new gardening class offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will help first-time gardeners. Barbara Murphy, extension educator for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Paris, said surveys have shown that new gardeners often get frustrated and quit when plants die. The hands-on gardening class will start with three classes […]
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Sign-ups for cook off PARIS — Sign-up deadline for the Oxford Hills Chapter of the National Honor Society’s chili and chowder cook off is Friday, April 27. The group is raising funds to build a well in Africa. To enter contact NHS adviser Stacie Hanscomb at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 743-8914, or [email protected]. Entry […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Kyle T. Kimball, 20, of Norway, April 24, failure to appear, $100 cash bail, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Edgardo Lozano, 40, of Kearsarge, N.H., operating after suspension, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Aaron G. McCaffrey, 27, of Mexico, April 24, criminal […]
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R. Gedat: Update on LURC reform
I hope my friend, Oxford County Commissioner Caldwell Jackson, is right when he says state revenues already collected for unorganized territories will offset the costs of reforming land use regulation in the unorganized territories (letter, April 19). Local taxpayers should not have to fund these changes in their tax bills. There have been some big […]
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Norway Downtown recognizes efforts of local leaders, businesses
NORWAY — Norway Downtown honored local business people and organizations at its annual meeting earlier this month. Andrea Burns, president of the organization, said there were more than 60 people attended. A report was given by Laurie Lachance, president and CEO of the Maine Development Foundation, Norway Downtown awards were presented and outgoing Norway Downtown […]
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Noway vendors licenses on hold until town meeting
NORWAY — A Main Street resident must wait until the annual town meeting in June before selectmen will consider extending his street vendor license from a one to a three-day weekend. The Board of Selectmen issued a hawker’s and peddler’s license in July to James Howard of 268 Main St. to sell his yard sale […]
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Face Time: Inflatable performer, acrobat and one-time muppet Fred Garbo
Fred Garver, better known as Fred Garbo, is an acrobat, juggler, actor and all-around entertainer who tours the country with the Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. The show includes huge, inflatable props, dance, acrobatics and Garbo himself in an inflatable suit as the character “Fred Zeplin.” The Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. is a collaboration […]