Norway News

Calvin Grover, 5, of Norway, dances to children's entertainers "Julie & Brownie" during the 42nd Annual Norway Arts Festival Saturday.

Auction chairs Sarah Glynn of the Norway-Paris Kiwanis, left, and Joelle Corey of the Oxford Hills Rotary, inspired members from both clubs at a recent joint meeting to prepare for the July 10 and 11 annual event.

Teams from the state and federal emergency management agencies will be in Oxford County on Wednesday to assess damage caused by the recent heavy rains that washed out roads and at least one bridge.

NORWAY a ' A New Gloucester man was clinging to life Sunday night at Central Maine Medical Center following a Sunday evening accident on Route 118 in Norway.

Barry Smith of Mechanic Falls peers into the recently restored Volkswagon that is displayed at Dad's Place on Route 26 in Norway.

The town of Norway, Maine, pumps about 700 gpm from it's wells for the community drinking water supply.

A Norway couple pleaded guilty in Oxford County Superior Court this week to committing a series of burglaries in the Oxford Hills last fall.

The defense began calling witnesses Thursday in the double murder trial of Duane Christopher Waterman, focusing on an accident last spring involving a truck owned by one of the victims.

With the state prosecutor calling her an "absolutely essential witness," the wife of a man standing trial on two murder charges was granted immunity from prosecution Tuesday.

The Department of Transportation has announced that two highway projects will begin Monday.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Troy W. Masterman, 33, of Waterford, May 29, violation of bail conditions, no bail listed as of June 1, Oxford County Sheriff's Office.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Rachael Lee Robinson, 20, of West Paris, May 27, burglary, assault, $1,000 bail, Norway Police Department.

Sayward Hall. Hall is an engineer platoon leader with the 251st Engineer Company based in Norway.

The town has won a community spirit award from Maine Downtown Center for its economic development efforts.

A sport utility vehicle went through the West Paris General Store on Main Street on Friday evening, ending up in the cooler and missing clerks and customers along the way, Maine State Police Trooper Gregory Tirado said.

A Bethel girl was injured Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was riding in rolled over on Greenwood Road.

It was a time for reflection in Paris and Norway on Monday, as people attending the Memorial Day ceremonies honored those that sacrificed their lives for the freedom of American citizens.

Three people were injured Friday morning when a truck and car collided at Crockett Ridge and Round the Pond roads.

A federal judge in Portland sentenced two men Thursday to prison for illegal gun possession.

Early Saturday morning, police Officer Kevin Nichols drove upon a car on Pleasant Street with windows smashed out of it and random pieces of wood nearby.