Norway Maine
Clark University graduates
WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents received degrees from Clark University on May 22. Cameron D. Ingram, of Norway, graduated with a Master of Arts in community development and planning. Sarah C. St. Amour, of Poland Spring, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.
Board issues license for jewelry sales
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen issued its second hawkers and peddlers license last week, saying guidelines must be drawn up to regulate the street businesses. Angela Bonville of Maple Street was granted permission to sell handmade jewelry at the town square on Main Street on Fridays and Saturdays this summer. The vote was 4-1 […]
OHMPAA will audition for ‘I Do, I Do’
NORWAY — “A Valentine to Marriage” is how the authors of “I Do, I Do!” describe their charming and funny musical play, which Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association will present in November. Auditions for this love story are at 6:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 15-16, at Christ Episcopal Church on Main […]
Former paving contractor gives Norway $10,000
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has decided to help the elderly offset the cost of their property taxes through a $10,000 donation from a former paving contractor. M.L. “Jack” Gibson, former president of Commercial Paving and Recycling Co. in Portland, sold the company in 2004 after 59 years in the business. In the years […]
Board declares Pikes Hill property a nuisance
NORWAY — Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to declare a burned-out piece of property on Pikes Hill a danger and nuisance, and the board agreed to spend $8,500 to clean it up. The property at 157 Pikes Hill Road, which is owned by Christopher and Mary Buckley, was destroyed in a fire in March. The […]
Norway parents proud of son’s role in nabbing cocaine vessel
NORWAY — The son of a local couple took part in a $180 million drug bust as a crew member on board a U.S. Coast Guard cutter in the western Caribbean Sea. The son of Ron and Maury Blake of Pikes Hill Road in Norway, was involved in the capture of a semi-submersible vessel carrying […]
Man charged with OUI after rolling truck in Norway
NORWAY — A Waterford man was charged with operating under the influence Wednesday after rolling his truck on Watson Road. Glen Merrill, 51, of Waterford was charged after Cpl. Holli Pullen of the Norway Police Department administered a Breathalyzer test. Merrill blew a 0.28 blood-alcohol level, more than three times the legal threshold, Pullen said. […]