Ducks gather in small open water areas to feed.
Norway Lake
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Norway boat parade
One of more than 30 boats parades along Norway Lake on July 4. Over 100 people participated in the second annual procession that included an 8-foot-tall Statue of Liberty, a full-body eagle costume, a Hawaiian luau boat and a patriotic moose.
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Norway ponds, lakes pass tests despite decreasing oxygen levels
NORWAY — A new report gives Norway’s lakes and ponds a good bill of health, but warns that decreasing oxygen levels present a threat to aquatic life. The report, published earlier this spring, finds that four water bodies — Hobbs Pond, Norway Lake, which is also known as Lake Pennesseewassee, Sand Pond and North Pond — […]
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Residents present petition to ban fireworks in Norway
NORWAY — A group of some 45 residents have submitted a petition to the Board of Selectmen asking for an ordinance prohibiting fireworks. The petition, presented by Nancy Hohmann of 420 Crockett Ridge Road to the board at its Thursday night meeting, calls the use of fireworks “a serious problem.” “The legalization of fireworks has […]
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Warm temperatures make for comfy fishing derby in Norway
NORWAY — Anglers, both young and old, male and female, hit Pennesseewassee Lake on Saturday, each hoping to catch the biggest fish on the first of the annual two-day Norway-Paris Fish and Game Association fishing derby. “It’s usually not this easy; we were kind of excited,” said Association President Sylvia Bosse of the first fish […]