NORWAY — Work has begun on the Gingerbread House to build three layers of exposed foundation that will eventually be covered with brick. Randy Wells of Wells Masonry in Turner said Thursday that some 500 cement blocks will be built up on three-tiers over the next week. “I have to leave some holes,” Wells said, […]
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Stone-Smart hands out membership certificates
NORWAY — Stone-Smart American Legion Auxiliary gave out end-of-year certificates of membership. Members honored were as follows: Marcy Dullea, five years; Kim Hansen, 15 years; Theresa Dodge, 20 years; Rose Moulton, 25 years; and Thelma Denlinger, five years. Members not present receiving certificates were Rosalie Johnson, five years; Dawn Fritz, 10 years; Sandra Pendexter, 10 […]
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Norway Memorial Library adds materials
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library has announced the following additions to its collection. Fiction Susan Wittig Albert, The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies; Sarah Bird, The Gap Year; Benjamin Black, A Death in Summer; Stefan MerrillBlock, The Storm at the Door; Alafair Burke, Long Gone; Jan Burke, Disturbance; Meg Cabot, Overbite; Jeffery Deaver, Carte […]
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100 volunteers celebrated National Trails Day
NORWAY — On June 3 approximately 100 volunteers spent the day at The Progress Center volunteering their time in celebration of the American Hiking Society’s 19th annual National Trails Day. This year’s theme, Made With All Natural Ingredients, was evidenced in the work accomplished. A third trail in the Matthew Record Park and Trail system […]
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Norway observing National Library Card Sign-up Month
NORWAY — September is National Library Card Sign-up Month and the Norway Memorial Library wants to make sure that all children in the RSU 17 school district the most important school supply of all — a library card. Owning a library card provides students the resources they need to compete academically. Most public libraries (89.6 […]
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Rowe Elementary School honor roll
NORWAY — The Guy E. Rowe Elementary School has announced the third trimester honor roll. Grade four Denall Barker, Chris Barlow, Rodney Bean, Derry Bessette, Sean Black, Emerson Brown, Makayla Carle, Jazmyne Cohen, Meeka Dall, Jordan Davidson, Jillian Douglas, Matthew Fleming, Alex Fox, Joshua Gagne, Ethan Godbout, Gillian Grover, Rylee Hart, Kallie Heath-Gagne, Cameron Laliberte, […]
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Yard sale
Christ Episcopal Church will hold their annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at 35 Paris St., Norway. Sale organizers Carol Brown, at left, and Carlyn Watts hold some of the toys which will be bargain priced.
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Embezzler granted bankruptcy
NORWAY — A woman who is serving time in prison for milking the state’s MaineCare program of $4 million has declared bankruptcy. The Maine Attorney General’s Office had no comment Thursday on how it would recover the stolen money. Dawn Solomon, a Norway-based health care provider, was indicted on charges of stealing from MaineCare earlier […]
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Maine’s dams: Hazard alert. Half of dams that threaten lives lack state inspection
Maine is not living up to the state law that requires regular inspections of the nearly 100 dams in the state classified as hazardous for their potential to take lives or sweep away buildings, roads and bridges. The state has 93 such dams from Limestone to Sanford. Of those, the state classifies 24 as “high […]