The Western Foothills Land Trust is set to kick off the Norway Winter Carnival week Saturday, Feb. 17, with the 14th annual Norway Snowshoe Festival. Featuring a variety of races, activities for all ages, and the first-ever Norway Chili Contest, the festivities will unfold at Roberts Farm Preserve at 58 Roberts Road. Recognized in 2012 […]
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Maine Dragon Boat Club to meet in Norway Feb. 7
Sherri Otterson, president of the Maine Dragon Boat Club, invites people who would like to join the Dragon Boat Club to meet weekly on Wednesdays in February and March. The first meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 in the teen room at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. Dragon Boating is the ultimate […]
SeniorPlus plans February classes for Lewiston, Norway, Wilton
SeniorsPlus plans to offer classes in February at its Lewiston, Norway and Wilton locations. They are being held in person, online or hybrid. Class locations are 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston; 9 Marston St., Norway; and 284 Main St., Suite 100, Wilton. Classes are free, unless noted. Locations are fully accessible, and hearing assistive equipment is […]
In a former Norway snowshoe factory, an arts hub is taking shape
A nonprofit is working to transform the large building into a multi-use space called Lights Out Gallery.
Community hopes opera house will take center stage in Norway once again
The Norway Opera House has been quiet for some 40 years, but more than $1.7 million in federal money is earmarked for its renovation and revival.
Maine land trusts using grant funds to upgrade trail systems around the state
The projects include design and planning of a parking area and the final steps of a trail reroute at nature preserves in Cape Elizabeth and Topsham, as well as the installation of lights on a Nordic ski trail in Norway.
Drivers suffer serious injuries in West Paris head-on crash
Eric Cole, 43, of Norway and Heidi Kokkola, 52, of Bryant Pond were sent to area hospitals with serious injuries following a head-on crash near 52 Bethel Road on Saturday morning, according to a news release.
Cottage Street Creative Exchange to host annual fundraising gala featuring dancers, The Cobblestones
Cottage Street Creative Exchange will host the annual fundraising gala from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Art Moves Dance Studio building on Cottage Street at Temple Street in downtown Norway. The event will bring dancers from around the neighborhood and the state of Maine together for […]
Western Foothills Land Trust buys 721 acres of forest, river frontage
The Western Foothills Land Trust recently enlarged its existing Twin Bridges Preserve by acquiring an adjacent 721-acre forest tract known as Edwards Mills, one of the Chadbourne Tree Farm working forests in western Maine. The tract includes access from Route 117 and land on both sides of the Crooked River in Norway, Otisfield and Harrison. […]
Norway library to host talk on Wilde-Stein Club Oct. 24
NORWAY — Megan MacGregor and Jill Piekut-Roy from the Glickman Family Library at the University of Southern Maine plan to present a talk, “The Wilde-Stein Club: The Start of Queer Liberation in Maine.” The talk runs from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the 258 Main St. library. October is LGBT History Month and American […]