RUMFORD — Maybe Jessie Diggins was too inexperienced at this level to realize that her chances of winning a U.S. Nordic national championship were kaput. Leading Saturday’s freestyle sprint race on an uphill climb not far from the turn toward the finish line at Broomhall Stadium, Diggins took, well, a world-class digger. “I was going […]
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U.S. Nordic Championship: Bates grad gets final word
RUMFORD — No more homework, no more books. Nearly two years after wrapping up his All-America career at Bates College, Sylvan Ellefson has the freedom to focus on his first love. “This is pretty much my job now,” Ellefson said Saturday, boots firmly planted within his element at the U.S. Nordic ski championships at Black […]
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Rumford man charged after Friday morning accident
RUMFORD — A local man was charged with drugged driving and speeding Friday morning after police say he lost control of his car on Whippoorwill Road and it broke a utility pole. After declining an ambulance ride to Rumford Hospital, Linwood Giberson, 53, of Lochness Road collapsed and was helped into a police cruiser by […]
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U.S. Cross Country Championships: Elliott wins by a tad
RUMFORD — Tad Elliott pushed so hard for the finish line that he barely finished standing up. He landed on his back and in a heap, but it proved to be worth the tumble. The Durango, Colo., native won Thursday’s men’s 30k race at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championship by a mere 10th of […]
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U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships: Bates is getting in tune
RUMFORD — Competing in the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships is not exactly a way to ease into the ski season. That’s what members of the Bates College ski team are trying to do. With the start of their regular season ski schedule still a few weeks away, the Bobcats are using this week’s racing […]
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Rumford selectmen OK reuse of sidewalk snow plow
RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night unanimously voted to allow Public Works to resume using their specialized sidewalk snowblower but asked that crews try to direct the snow away from shrubbery. The practice had been halted after residents complained about deposits of sand and salt on their flowers, shrubbery and lawns. Town Manager Carlo Puiia […]
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Rumford selectmen to discuss budget process, revenue accounting
RUMFORD — Selectmen have a light agenda for their first meeting of the new year at 7 p.m. Thursday at Rumford Falls Auditorium. Under new business, the board will discuss the town budgeting process and revenue accounting, and decide whether to allow Public Works to use sidewalk snow removal equipment. Members will also decide whether […]
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Bjornsen, Flora champions on Day 2 at U.S. Cross Country Nationals
RUMFORD — The sun occasionally peaked through the clouds and light snow at Black Mountain for Day 2 of the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships. Yet Sadie Bjornsen was, in some ways, skiing in the dark. Bjornsen didn’t expect to reach the podium for the women’s 10K classic, but found the conditions and altered […]
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U.S. Cross Country Nationals: Volunteers get course ready for race
RUMFORD — Ask any Mainer what a shovel is for and chances are, if they intend to provide a serious answer, they will say it’s to remove snow. The opposite was true at Black Mountain early this week, where volunteers worked furiously shoveling snow onto the trail to get it ready so the 2011 U.S. […]
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U.S Cross Country Ski Championships: Skiers ready to go the distance
The last time the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships were held in Rumford, the event doubled in size. So when the skiers return to Black Mountain to race next week, there will be similar numbers and an even better facility to accommodate them. The Chisholm Ski Club hosted the event back in 2004 and next […]