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Grant provides ski, ride activities at Titcomb Mountain

FARMINGTON — Opportunities for free skiing and ski lessons at Titcomb Mountain are part of a goal to involve schoolchildren in physical activities that can last a lifetime. The Healthy Community Coalition is partnering with Titcomb Mountain in Farmington to provide these opportunities to children in Regional School Unit 9, RSU 58 and Stratton schools.  […]

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Warmth, rain bad for Western Maine sled trails, but spring skiing a boon for ski areas

RUMFORD — Small Maine ski areas including Black Mountain in Rumford, Titcomb Mountain in Farmington and Shawnee Peak in Bridgton featured something unseasonable Friday and Saturday: spring skiing conditions. Warm weather this month and rain has slammed the brakes on what looked this fall to be a promising season. But officials at the ski areas […]

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Pets find homes during shelter reopening

FARMINGTON — Potential pet owners lined up Thursday outside the Franklin County Animal Shelter to take part in the shelter’s grand reopening adoption special.   A total of 72 cats, kittens, dogs and puppies were adopted during the first day of the two-day event, said Erin Miner, shelter volunteer/website coordinator.   There were seven cats […]

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Downeast Brass perform for Nordic lighting program at Titcomb Mountain

FARMINGTON — The Downeast Brass will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Lincoln Auditorium at the University of Maine Farmington. The special performance will benefit the Nordic lighting project at Titcomb Mountain.  The group has a wide range of musical styles. Its founder and arranger, Dwight Tibbetts, has kept the unique talents and […]