NORWAY — The L.F. Pike store on Main Street looks dark and cold from the outside. But inside, a flurry of activity has been ongoing for months as owner Lesley Gouin Dean, her husband, Gary, and others have spent countless hours disassembling the 1885 building, storing its contents and piecing together the history of how […]

NORWAY — After 140 years, the end did not come easily for the L.F. Pike & Son clothing store on Main Street. Owner Lesley Gouin Dean has announced that efforts to save one of the oldest buildings in the National Historic District were unsuccessful and that the building must come down. “After much research, soul […]

NORWAY — The owner of the 130-year-old L.F. Pike Store said some progress is being made in her attempt to save the historic structure. Earlier this month, Lesley Dean held a “yard sale” of the remaining merchandise in the former men’s and boys’ clothing store. Although the sales were “good,” she said it was not […]

NORWAY — A structural engineer has determined that the former L.F. Pike & Son store on Main Street, which has a buckled roof, poses no immediate threat to the public, Town Manager David Holt said. The roof sagged under the weight of snow in late March. Police immediately cordoned off the area to ensure the […]

NORWAY — A decision on the future of the historic L.F. Pike & Son building will not be known until the building owner can get a better look at the damage to the structure. The roof buckled under the weight of snow sometime late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Police cordoned off the area, […]