NORWAY — “An Updated Retrospective “by Ron Hamilton is on exhibit at Norway Savings Bank Operations Center, 356 Main St., through November. It includes more than a dozen pieces created in the recent three years at Hamilton’s studio in Oxford, where he and fellow artists gather to paint on Friday mornings. Hamilton grew up in […]
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John R. Raymond
OTISFIELD — John R. Raymond, 91, of Otisfield, passed away at his home on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Lynn, Mass. on March 13, 1920, the son of George and Annie H. Raymond. On March 28, 1942, he married Hazel Miller in Everett, Mass. John […]
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Sustainability to be program topic
NORWAY — The Public Interest Forum will hold an educational program and film showing Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Fare Share Commons, 443 Main St. The public is invited. The event will provide an opportunity to learn about and discuss sustainability, an issue that increasingly is claiming the attention of Oxford Hills residents. Sustainability is […]
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State reinspects apartments in Oxford Hills; tenants get vouchers to move
NORWAY — Some tenants were given vouchers to move as state housing officials reinspected apartments in Norway and Paris on Thursday to get to the bottom of complaints of unclean and unsafe living conditions. Dale McCormick, executive director of the Maine State Housing Authority, spent the morning in the Oxford Hills. “We’re continuing to investigate […]
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Daughters of Union Veterans to nominate officers Nov. 16
NORWAY — The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 and Hannah F. Richardson, Tent 19, held their regular meeting Oct. 26 at the home Kein Hansen. In the absence of the secretary and guide, Marge Nihan and Elaine Lagueux were appointed pro tem. Thanksgiving and Christmas activities were discussed. Brenda Woods’ birthday […]
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Opera House plan expected this month
NORWAY — A “strategic plan” for use of the 1894 Opera House on Main Street is expected to be completed this month, officials said. A $400,000 Communities for Maine’s Future grant will pay for renovating the six, first-floor storefronts and other improvements. Officials hope that work will be completed by the fall of 2013. The […]
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Norway man arraigned on painkiller trafficking charges
PARIS — A Norway man was arraigned Tuesday on charges, including trafficking in oxycodone. Jack Turner Jr., 44, of 4 Hazen St., pleaded not guilty to aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, a Class A crime, and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, a Class C crime. The trafficking charge is more serious due to the alleged […]
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Fitness business opens
NORWAY — Carley A. Packard, PTA, GEI, and Richard Bader, PT, have joined together to create Fitness en Route, LLC, a mobile fitness company seen as a new way to keep active and healthy in Oxford Hills. They offer fitness instruction and personal training at their customers’ work site, church or community center. Several styles […]
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Library to offer gaming day activities
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library Children’s Room will offer board games and card games on Saturday, Nov. 12, as part of the American Library Association’s National Gaming Day @ Your Library. There will be games of Twister, Clue, Monopoly, Chess, Checkers and more. Children and parents are invited to play games together. Many libraries are […]