NORWAY — A timber-framed warming hut with room for equipment storage is expected to be raised at the Roberts Farm Preserve in January, Lee Dassler of the Western Foothills Land Trust said. “(We’re) trying to get it up before ski season really hits in February,” she said. The 16- by 36-foot structure will have two […]
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Posted inObituaries
Georgena B. Roberts
SOUTH PARIS — Georgena B. Roberts, 85, of Norway passed away, Thursday, Dec. 15, at Market Square Health Care Center. She was born in West Paris, Oct. 18, 1926, to George E. and Arabella (Estes) Buck. Georgena attended West Paris schools and was a graduate of West Paris High School in 1944. She married Leslie […]
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Two charged with burglaries in Norway, Waterford
NORWAY — Two Norway men were arrested Wednesday and charged with breaking into homes in Norway and Waterford and stealing electronics. Terry D. Canning, 47, of 206 Main St., and Brent J. Conley, 21, of 7 King St. No. 9, each face three charges of burglary and three charges of theft. Trooper Adam Fillebrown of […]
Posted inLetters
A. Pelletier: No cell phones while driving
Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all states introduce bills to ban cell phone use by operators of motor vehicles while driving, with certain exceptions that sound sensible. First we had the distracted driver law and that law was useless. Now we have the no-texting law — even more useless. Cell phone use […]
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Two grants received for a shed, warming hut at Roberts Farm Preserve
NORWAY — After years of trying to fund a warming hut for the trail system at Roberts Farm Preserve, The Western Foothills Land Trust received notice just before Thanksgiving that two grants had been approved for funding, one from the Davis Conservation Foundation and the other from the Betterment Fund. The latter was a grant […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Katelynn E. Giasson, 23, of Peru, Dec. 13, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, released on personal recognizance, Dixfield Police Department. * Kyle T. Kimball, 20, of Norway, Dec. 13, illegal attachment of plates and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, $500 unsecured bond, […]
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Opera House, bank work to match grant
NORWAY — Plans to renovate the first-floor storefronts of the vacant Opera House are moving forward, Norway Opera House Corp. President Dennis Gray said. “We’re still working in negotiations with the bank (Norway Savings Bank) for the loan to match the Communities for Maine’s Future Grant,” Gray said. He was referring to the $400,000 matching […]
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Briefly
Bridge results OXFORD — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met Dec. 9. A 5 1/2 table Howell movement was enjoyed. Finishing first in flight A were Nancy Farmer (Norway) and Marta Clements (Woodstock), second were Rosemarie Goodwin (Lewiston) and Luke Merry (New Gloucester), third were Jim Krainin (Naples) and Milt McKeen (Bridgton), who were first […]