NORWAY — The Select Board recently honored longtime Maine School Administrative District 17 Director Jared Cash. 

“We all know what a tough, thankless job it can be at times,” Chairperson Russell Newcomb said at the recognition during Thursday’s board meeting. “We really appreciate the time you put in and you did a great job.”

Cash served on the board for 12 years, including as vice chairperson.

He graduated from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. He grew up in Norway and lived in the area all his life, according to biographical information on the Mitchell Institute for which he serves as president and CEO.

“I always joked with my friends, ‘I never left the town,” Cash said. “And I brag about this place all the time.”

“People disagree in this town, but they’re still really unified at the end of the day,” he said.

Mitchell Institute is a Maine nonprofit founded in 1999 by U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for Maine students. The institute’s guiding tenet, as stated on its website, is that “no Maine student with the qualifications and ambition to pursue a college education should be denied that opportunity due to limited financial resources.”

Town Clerk Lisa Lombard presented Cash with a framed wooden silhouette of the state of Maine, with Norway starred on it.

Other business

The Select Board approved a liquor license renewal for The Victorian on Main at 230 Main St. and a liquor license renewal and extension for an outdoor serving area for the Wook Nook at 495 Main St.

Lana Whittemore, owner of The Victorian event venue, said the business opened 18 months ago and added catering and liquor licenses last year.

“It’s definitely supported what we’re doing with the small events,” Whittemore said. “We’ve been doing a lot of things – from celebrations of life to small-town gatherings to community events, birthday parties, and a lot of baby showers and bridal showers.”

The board also approved a permit and waived the fee for the Turkey Trot 4 Hope run to benefit the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine.

The nonprofit provides support to cancer patients and their families through wellness programs, food and travel assistance and more.

Mallory Brooke Cash, board member of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, said there were over 300 participants last year at the annual Thanksgiving Day race and close to $25,000 was raised.

“It’s a really fun morning to raise money to help support patients and their families going through cancer in rural communities in Western Maine, and we’ve also expanded into New Hampshire as well,” she said.

The Select Board will next meet at the Town Office at 7 p.m. Sept. 5.