Norway Town Hall news

NORWAY — Emergency vehicles are having difficulty finding homes due to a lack of house numbers on mailboxes or they are covered with snow. Please post your house number on both sides of your mailbox or a very visible spot on your home. The Town of Norway "Proposed Street Naming/Road Numbering Ordinance for 911 Enhanced" under Section 6 Compliance states: …a) number on structure or residence-when the residence or structure is within 50’ of the edge of the road, the assigned number should be displayed on the front of the residence in the vicinity of the front door or entry. b) number at the street/road-if the residence/structure is over 50’ from the road, the number should be displayed on a post, fence, wall or mailbox adjacent to the walk or driveway of the residence. c) numbers should be large enough to be clearly visible from the road/street and should contrast with the background colors… Please contact the Town Office for the full wording of the ordinance or further explanation; do not wait till you need help to find out time is lost if the emergency vehicles can not locate you.

The Town Office will be closed on Monday, January 17 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day.

There will be a Rabies Vaccination and Micro-chipping Clinic held at the Norway Fire Station on Saturday, January 22, from 9-11 a.m. Micro-chipping your pets will aid in locating then should a disaster occur or if they are lost. This clinic is sponsored by Responsible Pet Care. For more information, call 743-8679.

Dogs are to be licensed by January 31, 2011. Dogs that are spayed/neutered are $6, others are $11 and kennels are $42. There is a limit of 10 dogs per kennel. Please bring your rabies certificate with you. If you have not licensed your dogs by January 31, there will be a $25 late fee assessed.

Programs from the Norway Recreation Department starting up after December vacation include basketball for grades Kindergarten, one and two; bowling and ice skating. Coaches are needed for the kindergarten and first grade basketball programs; contact Deb Partridge if interested. Start dates are January 4 for grade two basketball, January 4 for ice skating, January 5 for grade one basketball and March 1 for kindergarten basketball. Go to www.norwaymaine.com for more details and registration forms.

The Norway Town Office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; telephone 743-6651, fax 743-5307 and web address www.norwaymaine.com.