Norway Maine
Artist creates with crayons and a hot iron
NORWAY — Western Maine Art Group artist William Patrick will show his work, including creations using wax paper, crayons and a hot iron, throughout September at the Norway Savings Bank operations center. Patrick grew up in the fields and rugged mountains and woods of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and western Maine. This is reflected in […]
Young author presents Snowe with book
NORWAY – A young Norway author’s advice to other elementary school children should be provided to members of Congress, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said during a recent tour of downtown Norway. “Respect differences. We’ll send that one to Congress,” said Snowe as she talked with 11-year-old Marrae Kimball and her mom, Melissa Eshlemen, of Norway […]
Opera House: Roof collapse attributed to clogged drains
NORWAY — A Maine Preservation field advisor said that clogged roof drains may have been responsible for the September 2007 partial roof collapse of the historic downtown Opera House, compromising the back wall. Christopher Closs, western and southern field service representative for Maine Preservation, said the drains were placed on the back (south-facing) wall of […]
Signs to be placed in Norway crosswalks
NORWAY — Concern about pedestrian safety in the downtown crosswalks has prompted police Chief Robert Federico to purchase vertical signs that will be placed in Main Street crosswalks. The action was initiated after a pedestrian was struck by a car on Main Street, but not seriously injured this summer. “There’s a lot more activity on […]
Arrest was not the answer
I was both shocked and saddened at the arrest of an 84-year-old homeless man in the Norway area (Aug. 4). If the man were truly homeless, he obviously needs help, not jail. I wonder whatever happened to families taking care of their own. It seems that an agency on aging would be able to better […]
Second Congregational Church in Norway: Once more, with laughter
Maine’s only Super Model who aspires to the title of Queen in her spare time is returning to the Second Congregational Church UCC of Norway on August 14 at 7 p.m. It will be an evening of certain laughter as Birdie Googins, aka Karmo Sanders, aka Martha Lello, returns to scenes of her childhood where […]
Church accepting donations for yard sale
NORWAY — The friends and members of the Second Congregational Church, U.C.C., Main Street, are accepting donations for their 10th annual Tent-n-Treasure yard sale. The congregation is already sorting, cleaning and pricing this year’s items. The sale will be held on Saturday, Aug. 28. “This isn’t your mother’s yard sale. If you haven’t been before, […]
‘Marden’s Lady’ returning for performance
NORWAY — Birdie Googins, aka Karmo Sanders, aka Martha Lello, will return to the scene of her childhood where it all began. She will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the Second Congregational Church UCC of Norway. Googins has appeared on television with her sophisticated sister in the commercials for Marden’s. She has […]