NEWRY — The Maine Brew Fest September Session returns to the slopes of Sunday River Resort with over 100 beers available from 27 breweries across the state. Tickets for the event, which has activities from Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 15, are on sale now at SundayRiver.com and MEBrewFest.com. Breweries on tap include: Allagash […]
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The Buzz: Another new restaurant going into the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport
This week, the Buzz is in full denial about how close the ski season is. Let’s talk grits instead. Mike and Heather Greenlaw opened Mike’s Runway Diner on Aug. 1 at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, revamping the menu from barbecue-centric to diner comfort food. Mike, a garage door technician for 20 years, said he was […]
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Castaldo named Director of Communications for Sunday River
NEWRY — Sunday River Resort has hired Karolyn Castaldo as its new director of communications. She will be the official spokesperson and will oversee all internal and external communications for the resort. Castaldo, a New Hampshire native and longtime Sunday River skier, graduated from the University of Denver in 2014, and quickly returned to New England […]
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Sunday River official partners in culinary program
BETHEL — Sunday River Ski Resort and the Maine Department of Labor have joined to form a culinary apprenticeship program. The program will allow 10 culinary professionals to get experience in on-the-job training at Sunday River. A sponsor ceremony was held recently to make the partnership official. Sunday River became the 82nd sponsor to register […]
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New England Mineral Conference to feature Education Day
NEWRY — The sixth annual New England Mineral Conference (NEMC) will be held Friday through Sunday, May 11 to 13, at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River. Presentations on New England and non-New England topics are scheduled on Friday evening and during the day Saturday. In addition, there will be […]
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Colleges team up with Sunday River on new culinary program
AUBURN — Southern Maine Community College and Central Maine Community College are teaming up with Sunday River Resort in Newry on a new culinary apprenticeship program that will provide the resort with skilled workers for its restaurants and food outlets. According to a written statement from SMCC in South Portland, the agreement provides for up […]
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Pro skiing: Kasper, Dlouhy rally for titles at Sunday River
NEWRY — It was good to see red on Saturday for World Pro Ski Tour racers at Sunday River. The red course proved to be the faster of the two when it mattered most, and Nolan Kasper and Alexa Dlouhy used it to earn wins in the Visit Maine Pro Ski Championship. Kasper went down […]
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On Skiing: The final month (or so) of skiing beckons
Happy Easter. Now that we are in what is usually the final month of lift-served skiing, only a handful of ski areas have anything on the schedule. While one or two other Maine ski areas may be open for another week, only Sunday River and Sugarloaf have a regular calendar of events for April. Naturally, […]
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World Pro Ski Tour: Even for the best, dual skiing a new challenge
Sam Morse gets some air in the first of two jumps at the World Pro Ski tour double slalom course qualifying runs at Sunday River in Newry. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) NEWRY — Sam Morse knows how to go down Sunday River’s Monday Mourning trail about as fast as anyone ever has. But put a fellow […]
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Firefighters compete for Master of the Hose on the Sunday River slopes
NEWRY (AP) — Firefighters are showing off their skiing skills on the ski mountain. Sunday River’s annual firefighters’ race on Sunday featured teams of firefighters on a slalom course in full gear and gripping a fire hose. They were vying for the title, “Masters of the Hose.” The 28th annual firefighters’ race, like the skiing […]