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NORWAY Police Chief Rob Federico presented the Select Board with a proposal Thursday night to update the curfew ordinance.
The changes include allowing the police chief, in consultation with the town manager, to adjust the curfew time if there is “an imminent threat to the public health, safety and welfare.” It also increases the fine for a first offense from $15 to $50, and adds a community service requirement.
The ordinance applies to anyone younger than 18. The curfew hours are 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Last fall, Norway and Paris combated a group of teens who were assaulting other students in well-publicized attacks. Some of the attacks were posted on Facebook. Two of the juveniles were arrested on aggravated assault charges after one victim was sent to the hospital with serious injuries after an altercation on the Viking Trail in Paris.