Earlier in the week, Peter Wade, a NorthStar paramedic based in Farmington, was awarded the Excellence Award by Maine EMS in a ceremony at the Hall of Flags in Augusta. The award, bestowed by Maine EMS Director Jay Bradshaw, recognized Wade’s contributions to EMS education and operations, as well as his many years of consistent […]
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Carrabassett Valley Academy breaks ground
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A western Maine ski academy in western Maine started construction on its new academic center Friday. The ceremony at Carrabassett Valley Academy also marks the beginning of the second phase of the school’s $7 million New Campus fundraising campaign, which was launched last October and will result in an entirely new campus for […]
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Sugarloaf to buy energy efficient snow guns
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — In an effort to avoid a repeat of last winter when the lack of natural snow kept skiers off the slopes, Sugarloaf ski area has announced plans to install 300 new energy-efficient snow-making machines. Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin says a $300,000 grant from Efficiency Maine will help the $1 million […]
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Carrabassett Valley students volunteer
On May 3, Carrabassett Valley Academy volunteered for an afternoon of golf course maintenance. Two bus-loads of CVA students and coaches were on hand to help Sugarloaf’s dedicated grounds crew rake, sweep and rid the fairways of debris. “It was a pleasure having the CVA students help with the course clean-up” said Bob Bruce, course […]
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Sugarloaf wins $300,000 grant for low-energy snow guns
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — After a dismal snow season Sugarloaf announced Tuesday it would invest another $1 million in low-energy snow-making guns with the help of a $300,000 grant from Efficiency Maine. “After the weather we saw last winter, we decided that upgrading our snow-making capabilities needed to be a priority this summer,” Sugarloaf General Manager […]
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Bangor man proposes to running partner at finish line of Sugarloaf road race
But he wasn’t reeling physically from the 9.3-mile run along state Route 27 from Carrabassett Valley to downtown Kingfield. In fact, he felt great. Glynn merely was bowing to tradition in taking a step much bigger than any he had taken in any road race — proposing marriage to running partner Mary Graziano, a fellow […]
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National Day of Prayer WILTON/FARMINGTON — The public is invited to join in this year’s area National Day of Prayer events. These events are organized according to Judeo-Christian values. The theme will be “One Nation Under God” and take place on Thursday, May 3, at noon for one hour. In Wilton the gathering will take […]
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Steel bands will converge at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — will be held Sunday, May 6, starting at 10 a.m. under the tent in front of the Sugarloaf Inn. Among the bands from throughout New England that will play are the Western Mountain Trash Can Band and students in the MSAD 58 steel drum program. Organizers urge attendees to dress for an […]
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More sandals than ski boots at Reggae Fest on Sugarloaf Mountain
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — At “the beach,” the courtyard by the main lodge where hundreds crowded in to listen to reggae at Sugarloaf’s 24th annual Bud Light Reggae Festival on Saturday, more people wore sandals than boots. Temperatures were in the 60s for most of the day. Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin said it probably wasn’t the […]