You’ve used up all your summer vacation weeks and floating holidays. Once or twice, you’ve already had to dig out the ice scraper or use the remote starter to remove that thin coating of frost from the windshield before the morning commute. Those golf clubs still take up residence in the trunk, but these days, […]
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Comeback Kim: Oxford Hills junior stays the course despite battling seizures
Macarthur Kim mentioned the toughest part of his Thursday morning round at Sugarloaf Golf Club matter-of-factly, the way someone might describe chunking an approach shot into a pond. “I shot 90, but I had a partial seizure on the 10th hole,” Kim said. “It’s been happening to me for a while now.” Kim, 16, has […]
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Sugarloaf GM John Diller to retire following 2014-15 ski season
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — John Diller, Sugarloaf’s general manager since 1998, announced his plans to retire after the 2014-15 ski season. The announcement was made to Sugarloaf employees at a summer employee party last week. Diller’s retirement will conclude nearly 45 years of employment at Sugarloaf, the past 16 of which were as the resort’s general […]
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Carrabassett Valley gives green light to $2.1 million entertainment center
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — After four years of a stop-and-go financing process, resident Kerry Audet’s proposed development of a $2.1 million family entertainment center and sports pub received a green light from state and municipal officials. The plan calls for a 10-lane bowling alley, a golf simulator, game room, sports pub with 25 high-definition screens and […]
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RSU 9 sixth-graders to have own block of Mt. Blue Middle School
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 sixth-graders from three elementary schools will attend the Mt. Blue Middle School for the first time when school opens Sept. 2. RSU 9 directors approved restructuring five elementary schools in the 10-town district in February, voting to send the sixth-graders to middle school in 2014-15. The students will not loop with […]
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Sugarloaf undertakes summer projects
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf is undertaking a number of summer projects, including upgrades to its snowmaking system, a new state-of-the-art ski tuning machine, continued terrain expansion, and numerous resort and village enhancements. The projects are part of the Sugarloaf 2020 Ten-Year Road Map for development. In the four years since the plan was introduced, the […]
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Court decisions allow Delaware couple’s lawsuit against Sugarloaf to proceed
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice has ruled that the majority of a lawsuit filed by a Delaware couple in connection to three family members who were seriously injured when a chairlift broke at Sugarloaf in 2010 can move forward. Justice Nancy Mills dismissed a counterclaim May 29 that was filed by corporations linked to […]
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Sugarloaf is Maine’s last resort to close
CARRABASSET VALLEY — Maine’s Sugarloaf is closing out a ski season that was extended thanks to heavy winter snowfall and cool spring temperatures. Spokesman Ethan Austin said the resort is once again the last one to close for the season in Maine. The season wraps up with a final day of skiing and snowboarding on […]
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Sugarloaf ski season ending Sunday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Maine’s 2013-14 Alpine ski season will come to a close Sunday, May 4, when Sugarloaf offers its final day of skiing. Sugarloaf has more than 50 trails open, with lift service available on the SuperQuad. The resort extended its season into May once again, thanks to nearly 8 feet of snow during […]
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Sugarloaf nearly at season’s end
CARRABASSET VALLEY (AP) — When it comes to skiing, Sugarloaf is the last one still in business in Maine. But all good things must come to an end, even after a snowy winter and cool spring temperatures. Sugarloaf says skiers and snowboarders will finish off the season this Saturday and Sunday. Spokesman Ethan Austin said […]