NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve a request to close Main Street from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, June 2, for the Terry Cram crosswalk dedication ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. The board voted in January to dedicate the crosswalk in front of Guy E. Rowe School […]
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Norway Planning Board approves dance studio above new Main Street pub
NORWAY — The Planning Board has approved a dance studio on the second floor of the building at 290 Main St. Resident Nettie Gentempo told the board at a recent meeting that her studio will be above 290 Maine, a new bar that will be on the first floor of the building where the former […]
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Lewiston roadside memorial for Jayden Cho-Sargent may be replaced
A runner passes the makeshift memorial at the corner of Frye and Main streets in Lewiston on Wednesday. The memorial was made soon after Jayden Cho-Sargent was struck and killed on his way to Lewiston Middle School on Nov. 3, 2016. LEWISTON — Nearly five months after a makeshift memorial was created for Jayden Cho-Sargent […]
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Norway board approves liquor license for new Main Street bar
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve a liquor license and special amusement permit for two Oxford Hills residents looking to reopen the former Tucker’s Music Pub under a new name. Tucker’s was owned and operated by Al and Anne Mallory from 2011 to Oct. 31, 2016. Al Mallory, who […]
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Town plow truck, car collide in Jay
JAY — A town plow truck and a car collided at Oak and Main streets on Wednesday morning, police said. No one was injured. Shari Ouellette, 45, of Jay was driving on Oak Street toward Main Street, also known as Route 4, and Public Works Department employee Terry Greenleaf, 51, of Jay was turning right […]
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New owner seeks to reopen Tucker’s Music Pub in Norway
NORWAY — A month and a half after Tucker’s Music Pub shut down, a former resident of the Oxford Hills region is looking to give it new life. Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray said that during the board’s Thursday evening meeting, Ryan Ricci came before the board to ask if there would be any objections […]
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Main Street section closed for two hours in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Main Street was closed near the Marketplace Mall for about two hours Friday evening after a pickup truck hit a utility pole in the area. Lewiston police said the pickup truck hit the pole Friday evening at 675 Main St. around 8 p.m., damaging the pole and severing wires. The Marketplace Mall contains […]
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Wilton driver accused of texting, OUI
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police said a Wilton man was driving drunk and texting when his truck hit a traffic light pole on Main Street on Sunday night. Officer Vernon Stevens arrested Robert Danforth, 50, on a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence with one prior, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Monday. Danforth’s truck […]
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Contest launched to fill vacant retail space in Wilton
WILTON — Have an idea for a new business or an expansion of one? You might just be in luck. Wilson Stream Properties has launched an Entrepreneur Contest to fill 2,500 square feet at 430 Main St., with more than $15,000 in incentives and business advice to boot. Property owners Josh Michaud and Jeff Chaisson […]
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Police investigate burglary at Jay Rent-A-Tool
JAY — Police are investigating a break-in at Jay Rent-A-Tool on Main Street that occurred between late Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning, Detective Michael Mejia said Tuesday. Officer Dylan Rider found a damaged door and a damaged safe, said Mejia, who assisted him. The safe was entered. Nothing appeared to be missing. The burglary […]