AUBURN — As far as registered fishing guide Scottie Bragdon is concerned, it’s only right that fishing season should open early this year after the horrid conditions since last autumn. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has announced that open water fishing will open Thursday — two weeks ahead of schedule — sending a […]
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Cold weather lasts through Norway fishing derby
NORWAY — This hasn’t been the best winter for ice fishing in Maine, but that didn’t stop dedicated anglers from heading out onto the lakes for Norway’s 46th annual Ice Fishing Derby. Sylvia Bosse, president of the Norway-Paris Fish and Game Association, was very happy with the turnout for the derby. It was touch and […]
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Daytona 500 ride on ice
Alexandrah Gagne-Robertson, left, of Leeds and Brock Boutin of Turner, tear across Little Wilson Pond in Turner during a Daytona 500 get-together on Sunday. Dave Sheloske has hosted a party on ice for over 30 years to kick off the start of the NASCAR racing season. “It started out as a Daytona 500 skating party for my daughter,” said Sheloske, who lives on the pond. Now that Sheloske’s daughter, […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Ice safety reminders
Each year about this time, the Maine Warden Service urges us to use extreme caution before venturing out onto any ice that may be covering Maine’s waterways. This is timely advice. Two winters ago, three night-time snowsledders perished in one night on Rangeley Lake when they and their machines broke through thin ice. This year, […]
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Festival Plaza rink key feature of Auburn Winter Festival 2016
AUBURN — The city will convert Festival Plaza into a big open-air ice rink for the annual Winter Festival celebration at the end of the month. Jasmine McLoughlin, Auburn’s recreation specialist, said the downtown rink will be one of two key venues for the annual festival, scheduled for Jan. 29-31. “It will cover the whole […]
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Paris woman recounts perilous ride in floodwaters 79 years ago
PARIS — Five-year-old Kathleen Scribner had no idea when she got into the family car the morning of March 24, 1936, that she was in for the ride of her life. The South Paris resident, who will be 84 in June, recalled the events of that fateful day from her Paris Hill Road home recently. Her […]
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Auburn slates ceremony to kick off Ingersoll work
AUBURN — The city will kick off work to reuse Ingersoll Arena as an indoor turf field April 24 with a special ceremony. Auburn Recreation Director Ravi Sharma said installing an artificial turf field should wrap up in October, with the facility ready for games. “We have a lot of positive feedback so far, and […]
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Golf: Maine superintendents cautiously optimistic about melting
Some may think the unusually heavy snowfall covering the state’s golf courses is a concern for golf pros. But after last winter’s acute ice issues, which ravaged several courses and left them with temporary greens for an extended period, the pros see the snow as a positive because it provides protection from other damaging elements. […]
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Ice jams up business on Maine’s waterways
Scott Werner of Portland said this winter has been “a horror show” for lobster fishermen like himself. The ice has prevented him from getting his boat out to fish in recent weeks, and cut into his ability to make money in the already slow winter lobstering season, he said. “I’m not going to risk it. […]