Norway Maine
Norway distributing $500 awards to needy
NORWAY — The town is taking applications for $500 awards that will be given to 20 needy people to use for taxes, home heating or medicine. The money is from The Marshall L. Gibson and Ruth-Anne Gibson Municipal Charitable Program. Gibson, former president of Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. in South Portland, notified the Board […]
Fickett pleads not guilty to Norway boarding house arson
PARIS — A man accused of burning down a boarding house in downtown Norway pleaded not guilty to arson Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Todd M. Fickett, 21, was charged with setting fire to the multi-story building at 467 Main St. on May 9. About a dozen tenants lost their home and possessions, but […]
Oxford Hills students learn filmmaking firsthamd
NORWAY — Two teens running in opposite directions downtown collided Monday morning. They got up and did it again, then again, with video cameras capturing each take. “Eli, you’re smiling. Don’t smile,” teacher Timothy Ouillette told one of the actors. “Make sure you’re not showing your teeth during any of this.” The students were in […]
Procession of tow trucks to commemorate Paris man
PARIS — A procession of tow trucks will roll through Paris and Norway on Sunday in memory of Paul Charles Creamer, owner of Charlie’s Towing, who passed away Oct. 28 at the age of 52. Creamer, known to many as “Charlie Tuna,” was previously the owner of Charlie’s Entertainment Center. He was a longtime friend […]
‘Hope Amidst Despair’ author to speak
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host author Susanna Grannis, founder of CHABHA, a Vermont- and Rwanda-based humanitarian organization, at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7. Grannis discuss her new book, “Hope Amidst Despair: HIV/AIDS Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa.” African refreshments will served and books will be available for purchase and signing. Commenting on her […]
State investigating housing agent for Norway
NORWAY — A Maine State Housing Authority official said Friday evening that the agency is doing an internal investigation to find out why its agent, Avesta Housing of Portland, failed to recognize numerous safety issues that have been uncovered in many local low-income housing units. “Clearly something went horribly wrong,” said Peter Merrill of MSHA’s […]
Man injured in three-vehicle crash in Norway
NORWAY — A Portland man was injured Friday in a three-vehicle crash on Fair Street. Shaun Davis, 28, was a passenger in a car that struck the back of a pickup truck stopped in traffic. The impact forced the truck into a sport utility vehicle. Others involved were identified as Alicia Vazquez, 23, of Windham […]
Higher permit fees proposed for Norway
NORWAY — The code enforcement officer has proposed an increase in the town’s building permit fees. Joelle Corey-Whitman asked the Board of Selectmen at its Thursday night meeting to increase permit fees for current structures, commercial structures and renovations, and has asked for a permitting process for demolishing structures. She has proposed that the fee […]
Norway sewer line repair bill $10,000
NORWAY — A downtown sewer line break over Bird Brook last month cost the town $10,000, Town Manager David Holt said. The line under the Quartz Bridge over Main Street was installed in 1964. Officials believe something shifted, causing it to break. No raw sewage escaped from the pipe and no one in the area […]