NORWAY — The Planning Board has voted 5-0 to grant Peggy Cordwell permission to run a day care at her home at 272 Eddie Kahkonen Road. “The final part of the licensing process is to get permission from the Planning Board to operate the day care,” Cordwell told the board Thursday night. “I just need […]
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Norway Planning Board approves permit to fix building damaged by fire
NORWAY — The Planning Board unanimously approved a building permit for Northeast Rental Housing to renovate a fire-damaged building at 73 Beal St. The building was previously owned by Peter Berube. James Marcinuk of Northeast Rental Housing said the company recently acquired the building and hopes to repair the damage. The fire last August displaced […]
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New owner seeks to reopen Tucker’s Music Pub in Norway
NORWAY — A month and a half after Tucker’s Music Pub shut down, a former resident of the Oxford Hills region is looking to give it new life. Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray said that during the board’s Thursday evening meeting, Ryan Ricci came before the board to ask if there would be any objections […]
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High court upholds Fryeburg Academy land use
FRYEBURG — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Tuesday a 2014 vote by the Planning Board that allowed Fryeburg Academy to use two parcels of leased land to teach outdoor classes and house administrative offices. In the background for the court’s decision, Justice Ellen Gorman wrote that on Oct. 10, 2014, Fryeburg Academy submitted permit […]
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Greenwood Planning Board approves 196-foot tower
GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Planning Board has approved construction of a 196-foot tower that will, over the course of three years, determine whether Long Mountain is a viable location for a wind project. Calpine Wind Holdings of Houston, Texas, submitted an application for site-plan review to the board Nov. 21 for a meteorological tower and […]
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Norway residential care facility OK’d to add bed
NORWAY – The Planning Board unanimously voted to increase the number of beds at a downtown residential care facility from four to five. According to its website, Medical Care Development is a nonprofit organization that provides public health programs to improve the health and well-being of people, and to provide supported community living facilities for […]
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Oxford board OKs Paris Farmers Union addition
OXFORD — The Planning Board on Thursday night approved a site plan review application for an addition to the Paris Farmers Union building at 1435 Main St. The approval paves the way for the construction of a 20- by 40-foot metal addition. Town Manager Derik Goodine said it will house a boiler. Paris Farmers Union […]
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Norway Planning Board takes no action on rescinding building permit
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted Oct. 13 to take no action on rescinding the building permit it approved for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop at 60 Fair St. At its Sept. 22 meeting, the board voted unanimously to authorize a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake […]
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Sumner suspends Planning Board meetings
SUMNER — The Planning Board has suspended all future meetings because an unexpected resignation brings membership below a quorum. Any resident interested in serving on the Planning Board or Regional School Unit 10 board of directors should submit a letter or an email of interest to [email protected] with the words “Attention: Selectmen” in the subject area. The Town […]
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Former Tim Hortons building in Norway to become Dunkin’ Donuts
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to authorize a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake Shop at 60 Fair St. Michael Rentschler, construction manager of MDM Management Group of Acton, Massachusetts, said the permit was to allow general contractor Thompson Building Services Inc. of […]