WILTON — A woman and a child were injured Monday afternoon in separate accidents on Route 2. Joan Lanphere, 78, of Wilton, told police she stopped the 1998 Subaru Forester she was driving at the stop sign on Maxwell Road, didn’t see any vehicles coming so she started to cross Main Street. Her car collided with the […]
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Police investigate two-vehicle collision in Wilton
Wilton police are investigating a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Route 2, Main Street and Maxwell Road in Wilton. No information was available Monday night. Officer Efra Becerra and Police Chief Heidi Wilcox were assisted at the scene by Wilton Fire Rescue Department and NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
Norway board OKs move by farmers' market
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to allow the Norway Farmers’ Market to use Witherell Park on Main Street for the coming season. Pat Martin, speaking for the market, said it would be the “same market that’s always been in town. We’re just looking for a better venue.” Last year, the Norway […]
Books N Things owner celebrates last day on the job
Store owner Erica Jed, left, talks to Nancy Perham of West Paris on Monday at Books N Things on Main Street in Norway. Jed held a daylong celebration of the sale of the shop she has owned the past 12 years. The store closed Monday evening and will undergo renovations before reopening March 3 under […]
Norway bookstore sold to Oxford Hills resident
NORWAY — After 12 years of owning and operating Books N Things on Main Street, Erica Jed is handing the reins over to Adrienne Cote of Paris. The store will close Saturday and Cote will take over Feb. 1, Jed said. The public is invited to a celebration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at […]
Sending messages on racial equality
Demonstrators hold up signs Tuesday afternoon promoting racial equality, on Main Street in front of the First Universalist Church of Norway. Some members of the church gather from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday as part of a peace vigil that recognizes lives lost to violence. (Adam Brown/Advertiser Democrat)
Norway businesses begin decorating for the season
Ari’s Pizza and Subs on Main Street in Norway is one of several businesses dressing up their storefronts with seasonal decorations. Every Friday in December, from 5 to 7 p.m., many businesses on Main Street will participate in Norway Downtown Holiday Nights, where businesses stay open later for shopping. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
Doggone cold
Ed Damon, a business owner on Main Street in Norway, prepares to walk his dog, Elsa, an Australian cattle dog, Thursday evening as the temperature dips below 40 degrees. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
Three vehicles collide on Main Street in Lewiston
Lewiston firefighters assist Tuesday at the scene of a three-vehicle crash near 484 Main St. in Lewiston. The crash happened at about 9 a.m. No details were available Tuesday night.
Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ to move from South Paris to Main Street in Norway
Marcia and Dave Nelson of Oxford stand behind the counter at Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ in 2015. NORWAY – The Planning Board held a pre-site plan application review hearing Thursday evening at the Norway Town Office for a South Paris restaurant looking to move to Main Street in Norway. Marcia Nelson, who co-owns Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ […]