Maine
GOP cuts capitol staffers’ salaries
AUGUSTA — The new Republican leadership in the Maine State House is cutting back staff costs. Maine Public Radio reports the new secretary of the Maine Senate and clerk of the Maine House will be taking home smaller paychecks than their predecessors, who earned about $115,000 a year. Republican Maine Senate President Kevin Raye says […]
Portland to demo high-tech traffic signals
PORTLAND — Maine’s largest city is getting some high-tech equipment to help pedestrians cross busy streets safely. Federal funds are paying for a pedestrian detection system using stereo cameras which do not record people’s images at the curb of two busy intersections. They detect when a pedestrian is present and then activate the pedestrian signal […]
Boon Island shipwreck to be commemorated
YORK — A shipwreck that stranded 14 men on a barren island off Maine 300 years ago will be marked later this month. A strong winter storm cast the crew of the Nottingham Galley on the rocky shore of Boon Island in December 1710. The crew huddled together under a makeshift tent from one of […]
Time for new equipment?
Every year about this time we drag out our ski equipment and ask the big question: Does anything need replacing? In my full-time patrol days the answer was easy. More than 120 days on the mountain, no matter what the conditions and any skis would be tired, if not completely gone. Of course, if you […]
New in Maine skiing
Ever since the snow melted off the ski trails last spring, Maine’s ski areas have been in a race, a race that takes place every summer. It’s a race against time to take advantage of our short summer and finish all the necessary maintenance before it’s time to crank up the snow guns in the […]
Snowboarding
It’s almost winter, which means skiers and snowboarders are anxious to hit the slopes. There are different methods of prep for skiing and boarding, and different risks to take into account for each. Snowboarding tends to be more extreme than skiing and, as with any extreme sport, snowboarding has its share of safety concerns, especially […]
Chester Greenwood Day draws thousands
FARMINGTON — Warmer than usual weather laced with snow flurries Saturday brought people in droves to downtown Farmington for the 34th annual Chester Greenwood Day parade. The 35-degree day may have also bumped up the number of parade entrants from 21 preregistered floats to more than 50 groups, with most trying to hit the theme: […]
Toy-drive Santas to ski, ride Sunday River slopes on Sunday
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort slopes at South Ridge will be bristling with season spirit Sunday when 250 preregistered skiing and snowboarding Santas participate in the 11th annual Santa Sunday. The wacky event benefits the Bethel Rotary Club‘s annual Toy Drive to provide gifts for the area’s children in need. “Popularity for this traditional […]
Two Rumford deer hunters arrested on gun charges
RUMFORD — Two Rumford deer hunters were arrested on gun charges Tuesday afternoon after a Maine Warden Service investigation into a deer hunting incident last week off Route 232, according to a service report on Friday. Brandon M. Robin, 32, of 150 South Rumford Road, was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm by Maine […]