Local ski hills and huge resorts alike are gearing up for a busy season as wintry weather arrives early in the state. Sunday River in Newry saw a 20 percent increase in the number of skiers and riders on its slopes during the Thanksgiving weekend from last year, according to spokesperson Darcy Morse. The mountain […]
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Sugarloaf opens for ski season
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — Maine’s Sugarloaf ski resort is opening for its 63rd season. The largest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains will open Friday thanks to the chilly temperatures in the teens and low 20s this week. It will be open seven days a week. Sugarloaf employed new snowmaking technology this year as […]
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Committee to hold Main Street reconstruction forum
KINGFIELD — Plans for reconstruction of the town’s Main Street within the next two years offer residents several creative options for downtown streetscape improvements. At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, the Road Reconstruction Committee will hold a public forum at Webster Hall to share their suggestions for rebuilding Main Street. Selectmen agreed at their […]
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Delaware man sues Sugarloaf for 2010 chairlift accident
FARMINGTON (AP) — A former Delaware state senator has sued a Maine ski resort nearly three years after he and his daughters were injured in a 35-foot fall from a broken chairlift. Michael Katz, who suffered a broken back and traumatic brain injury, was the most seriously injured of the eight people hurt in the […]
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Land deal allows Sugarloaf to open ‘most challenging terrain’
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Skiers and snowboarders will have exciting new terrain to explore at Sugarloaf this season, thanks to a land deal with Plum Creek Timber Company that will allow the resort to open new section of the mountain. The land acquisition was completed this summer, bringing roughly seven acres of terrain on the backside […]
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Vehicle burglaries, mail box vandalism reported
DIXFIELD — Police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins and destroyed mail boxes in the Webb River Drive, Bullrock Lane and Sugarloaf Avenue area. Sgt. Jeff Howe said the crimes, believed to be connected, began at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, when a Webb River Drive resident reported someone was rummaging through the console of […]