PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students who must meet community service or senior project requirements for graduation were connected Wednesday with groups that need volunteers. “I like to help out with the kids,” said Katelyn Billings, a 10th-grade student from Norway as she signed up to volunteer with the Norway Parks & Recreation […]
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Maine’s bishop visits Norway church
NORWAY — The people of Christ Episcopal Church welcomed Maine’s ninth bishop, the Rt. Rev. Stephen Lane, and his wife, Gretchen, on Sept. 11. Lane preached at the 10 a.m. service and together with the rector, the Rev. Anne Stanley, baptized three young people. The service also observed the 10th anniversary of 9/11. As he […]
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Meeting on Norway housing concerns scheduled Friday
NORWAY — A meeting will be held Friday to address concerns over alleged shoddy rental housing and property maintenance in town. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Friday in the Norway municipal office. It was called by town building inspector Joelle Corey-Whitman after a three-month investigation by the Advertiser-Democrat newspaper on Section 8 housing. […]
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Library to host story time, stuffed animal sleepover
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library Children’s Room will host a Pajama Story Time and Stuffed Animal Sleepover at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. The story time is for children ages 2 to 5 and will feature bedtime stories and lullabies to prepare a child for sleep. Children may wear their pajamas, bring a favorite […]
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Backers of same-day voter registration rally
NORWAY — Close to 20 supporters of same-day voter registration held a downtown rally Friday morning, calling for a “Yes” vote on Question 1 on the Nov. 8 statewide ballot. “I’m just outraged,” said Don Mayberry of Norway, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Paris. “Eliminating same-day registration is not a Maine idea. This […]
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August car crash investigation ongoing
OXFORD — The investigation is continuing into an accident on Route 26 in August that resulted in the death earlier this week of an 8-year-old Bethel boy, Oxford police said Thursday. Jennifer Thurston, 28, of Bethel, and her son Matthew, a student at the Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel, were injured Aug. 10 when […]
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John S. Russell
PORTLAND — John S. Russell, 47, of Norway passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Calais, to Isaac and Mary (Cawley) Russell on Aug. 3, 1964. John was owner and operator of Russell & Sons Towing. He is survived by his wife, Shari Russell of 11 years; children, Jonathan […]