NORWAY — A young published author is writing her third book — this time with the help of her Oxford Hills Middle School classmates. Marrae Kimball of Norway, a seventh-grade student at the Oxford Hills Middle School, is writing a book about the transition from elementary to middle school that deals with the logistics of […]
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BETHEL — The Bethel Library has recently added the following books to its collection. Adult fiction: “Port City Black and White: A Brandon Blake Mystery” by Gerry Boyle, “Scones & Bones (A Tea Shop Mystery),” by Laura Childs, “Locked On” by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney, “Clockwork Prince” by Cassandra Clare, “The Gates” by John […]
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Volunteers band together to raise warming hut
NORWAY — More than 45 volunteers raised, braced and pegged the timber frame of a 32- by 16-foot warming hut in a little more than three hours at Roberts Farm Preserve on Saturday. Once completed, the three-bay hut with room for equipment storage will have two bays unheated for equipment such as track setters, groomer […]
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MaineHouse drops housing inspection agent
NORWAY – MaineHousing has severed its agreement with an independent contractor who inspected Section 8 housing in Oxford and Androscoggin counties. The decision was announced by MaineHousing Director Dale McCormick following the release of a 17-page internal audit that showed serious flaws in the inspection process that led to the discovery of substandard Section 8 […]
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State promises Section 8 housing changes
AUGUSTA, Maine — Citing substandard conditions in low-income housing in the Norway area, Maine State Housing Authority officials are promising to make changes to how such housing units are inspected. The changes, recommended by an internal MSHA audit, are being taken following the publication of a series of investigative articles last fall by the Norway-based […]
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Norway to vote on $50K for firetruck
NORWAY — A special town meeting has been set for Jan. 19 to appropriate $50,000 as a match to access a nearly $200,000 grant for the Fire Department. The town has 30 days to agree to accept the grant and appropriate the match or the Fire Department must forfeit the money. Action on the request […]
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H. Alfred (Bolo) Wiles
WILMINGTON, N.C. – H. Alfred (Bolo) Wiles, beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, having lived 94 fulfilling years. Alfred was born Sept. 17, 1917 in Norway to father, Orey Wiles of Nova Scotia and mother, Louise Marie Schenk Wiles of Norway. March 4, 1941 Alfred wed Montress Scribner of Minot. […]
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Police say drinking, texting to blame for fatal crash in West Paris
WEST PARIS — Two teenagers were killed early Saturday and two other people were injured in a car crash that police say was caused by drinking and texting. Logan Dam, 19, of Norway and Rebecca Mason, 16, of West Paris were killed when the 2002 Subaru Impreza they were riding in went out of control, […]
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Wood, brush disposal fees OK’d for Norway
NORWAY – The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday night to approve raising fees for demolition wood and a nominal fee for brush dumped at the Frost Hill landfill off Route 117. The changes are due to higher costs for brush disposal and lower prices for wood chips, Norway-Paris Solid Waste Committee member Vern Maxfield […]
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Parenting class NORWAY — Community Concepts will hold 1, 2, 3, 4 Parents! sessions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 10, 17 and 24, at the Norway Public Library, 258 Main St. Cost is $10. Scholarships and fee waivers are available for qualifying families. To register, call Hallie Twomey at 333-6425. 1, 2, 3, […]