NORWAY — Five years after the iconic Gingerbread House was moved 80 feet down Main Street to a site near Butters Park, Friends of the Gingerbread House are opening up the partially restored 1851 building to celebrate the anniversary and the building’s future. The Friday open house aims to showcase the late afternoon sun streaming through […]
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Painting for a cause: Original works to help restore Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library has been selected to be the second in a series of Norway Landmarks Preservation Society art collection prints by a noted New York artist. The announcement was made Jan. 24 during an unveiling of the artwork at the home of society member Albert Judd. Prints of the original watercolor painting […]
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Star struck: Astronomy enthusiasts host observatories at Roberts Farm Preserve
NORWAY — The stars aligned for them 30 years ago and it could be said they are once again aligning. Norway residents Tom and Lynn Hoffelder met roughly three decades ago in the Florida Everglades when their respective astronomy clubs held a joint star party to look through telescopes into the heavens. “We met and we […]
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Dogs about town featured on Advent calendar
NORWAY — Teddie and Laddie were gadabouts. From the porch of Fred and Cora Cummings’ Gingerbread House on Main Street to Anne Gibson Cowie’s house on Pleasant Street and the Cummings’ cottage on Goats Island in Lake Pennesseewassee, the two collies were favorites among schoolchildren and others in the first few decades of the 20th century […]
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Presentation tackles Norway’s historic buildings
NORWAY — The preservation of Norway’s downtown historic buildings continues to be at the forefront of efforts to foster economic growth. State and local preservationists and officials will present “Norway’s Historic Buildings: Moving Forward,” on Monday, Aug. 10, at the Norway Universalist Church sanctuary at 479 Main St., beginning at 7 p.m. The meeting is being […]
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Bringing power to the Gingerbread House an enlightening experience for apprentices
NORWAY — A portion of the historic Gingerbread House on Main Street soon will be lit up for the first time in years, but getting there won’t be as easy as it seems. The 19th century house — which has balloon-frame construction and horsehair interior plaster — must be compliant with 2014 electrical codes. “This […]
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Some residents criticize Norway’s new pedestrian lights
NORWAY — A move to make Main Street pedestrian-safe by installing solar-activated pedestrian lights has not been wholly endorsed by some who think the poles are unattractive, officials said. “There is always a push and pull between beauty and practicality that someone smarter than me can solve,” Town Manager David Holt said of the three […]
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Gingerbread House supporters fundraising at DECA Fair
PARIS — Fundraising for the Gingerbread House continues this weekend as Friends of the Gingerbread House set up a table at the DECA Fair. The group will join more than 150 crafters and others at the 40th annual fair from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 256 Main Street. […]
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Free Thanksgiving feast planned in Paris
PARIS — Local women have banded together to provide a free Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 27. In 48 hours, the group raised enough food to feed approximately 200 to 300 people, a member said. “The local businesses around here have been amazing,” said Shauna Grenier of Paris, one of the organizers for the dinner at […]