The proposed rooftop bar and event space would be a steel and glass structure with a brick wall that would be an “outdoor annex” open seven months out of the year next to the 290 Maine Street restaurant, said 290 Maine Street owner Ryan Ricci during a public hearing hosted by the Norway Planning Board.
Evan W. Houk
Evan Houk is a journalist originally from Bessemer, Pennsylvania, who writes and takes photographs for the Advertiser Democrat and Sun Journal. He's also the creator of the Oxford Hills Now newsletter. Evan lives in West Paris and enjoys hiking in the woods, swimming, and reading Stephen King books.
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Paris moves forward with solar project on former town dump
Paddle Energy will now ask CMP to conduct a study to determine what energy infrastructure upgrades, if any, are necessary to move forward with a solar project on a 37.1-acre capped landfill site on Kilgore Road.
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Norway voters approve budget, ordinance changes at annual town meeting
The $6.59 million budget is a 14% increase.
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Paris voters approve $10,000 to look into school budget practices
The money will be paid to a professional for an investigation.
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State Rep. Austin Theriault urges graduates at Buckfield’s commencement to embrace life’s challenges
As the guest speaker at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School’s commencement Friday, Theriault talked to the graduating class about the importance of challenge, stress and hardship in developing character and teaching valuable life lessons.
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Paris moves forward with solar project on former town dump
Paddle Energy considers using capped landfill on Kilgore Road.
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West Paris poet releases new anthology
Dennis Camire started the nonprofit Maine Poetry Central, which worked to establish the Portland Poet Laureate Program in 2007, oversaw and curated it for a decade, and he hosts poetry events at Obscura Café and Drinkery in Lewiston and the Gem Theater in Bethel.
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Rep. Jared Golden demands answers on 3-year West Paris post office closure
Golden cites USPS ‘lack of transparency and communication’ regarding the stated reopening of the West Paris facility, which was expected last month.
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Oxford County Commission approves study for new public safety building
Efficiency Maine would cover half the cost of the estimated $30,000 energy study to determine expected power consumption at the planned Donald L. Durrah Public Safety Building, slated to open in 2026.
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Norway wastewater rates jump 13.5%
Residents raised concerns about speeding drivers in town days after a vehicle drove into a home on Waterford Road.