Not too long ago, Ron Fournier walked out onto North Pond, drilled holes for a day of ice fishing and returned to find three of the tourists in his ice shack wearing life jackets. A fourth had one cradled on his lap. The ice was 32 inches thick, but, just in case. “They’d never been […]
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Jay Fire Department Wins 24th Annual Firefighters’ Giant Slalom Race at Sunday River
NEWRY — Jay 1, one of two teams from the Jay Fire Department, won Sunday’s 24th Annual Firefighters’ Race at Sunday River Resort. Jay 1 beat out the team from Wolfeboro, N.H, by just 0.71 seconds. Ten teams from around New England competed in the event, which helped raise money for Maine Adaptive Sports & […]
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Dumont Cup: Kenworthy back on top
NEWRY — All Gus Kenworthy could do was keep his fingers crossed and hope his score was good enough. Kenworthy was the next-to-last skier to go Saturday afternoon at the sixth annual Dumont Cup at Sunday River. When Kenworthy missed a rail early in his final run, it was up to his rival Nick Goepper […]
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Sunday River to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will celebrate Maine Maple Sunday with an entire weekend of events, resort spokesperson Darcy Morse said. The resort has been participating in Maine Maple Sunday for the last three or four years after their Sugaring House was constructed at the bottom of the Sundance Trail on South Ridge. “After […]
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Bike trail mapping session for Bethel/Newry area scheduled Thursday
NEWRY — A bike trail mapping session will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Camp Sunday River in the Grand Summit Hotel. The sessions are part of a campaign called Oxford County Moves, which is led Healthy Oxford Hills, a project of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. A news release […]
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H.S. Class C skiing: Mountain Valley’s Klein claims GS title
NEWRY — Sarah Klein tried not to think about it. The Mountain Valley junior tried to put her first run of the giant slalom out of her head Thursday afternoon. Klein had posted the best time after the opening run at the Class C Alpine state championships at Sunday River. Klein knew she had a […]
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Police ID suspect in Sunday River break-ins
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office expects to present multiple felony charges to a grand jury against a Falmouth woman accused of vehicle break-ins at the Sunday River Ski Resort last week, according to a news release. Holly L. Doherty, 47, of Falmouth, was detained and interviewed as a suspect by Maine State Police following […]
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Charges expected against Falmouth woman in Sunday River and Bethel car break-ins
A Falmouth woman is expected to be charged with multiple car break-ins in the Bethel area and elsewhere, according to Oxford County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Peter Casey. Holly L. Doherty, 47, was detained Friday in South Paris by State Trooper Ron Turnick after he spotted her driving her maroon Tahoe on Route 26 near Market […]
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Sheriff’s Office investigates thefts at Sunday River
NEWRY — Multiple charges are expected to be filed against a female suspect in connection to a spree of break-ins in the Portland area and at the Sunday River Ski Resort. Oxford County Deputy Peter Casey said a “fast-acting” female suspect was detained for further investigation by Maine State Police on Friday afternoon. The woman is […]
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Otten lends a hand for Balsams Resort
BETHEL-In entering into an agreement this week with the Balsams Grand Resort, Les Otten said that bringing the shuttered business back to life could help attract more business to the entire region, including the Bethel/Western Maine area. “The Balsams has the ability to be a major attraction for this part of the world,” Otten said […]