NEWRY — Twenty-five disabled veterans and active-duty military persons and their families will participate in the seventh annual Veterans/No Boundaries program this weekend at Sunday River Ski Resort. It will be held by Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation (formerly Maine Handicapped Skiing). Additionally, Maine Adaptive will debut a new program for blind and visually impaired […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital mum as state EMS ramps up investigation into ambulance service
FARMINGTON — A spokeswoman for Franklin Memorial Hospital declined comment Friday after Maine Emergency Services confirmed it had launched a formal investigation into allegations made by the widow of David Morse, who died earlier this month following a skiing accident at Sugarloaf Mountain. Dana Morse of Nova Scotia voiced her complaints to a Canadian newspaper […]
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State investigates response in Maine skiing fatality
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The director of Maine Emergency Services says the state agency has launched its own investigation into the response to a fatal skiing accident at Sugarloaf resort. David Morse of Nova Scotia, Canada was seriously injured on Jan. 12 when he struck a tree on an easier trail. He died in an […]
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Special Olympic athletes set for winter games at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — More than 400 athletes on 92 teams are ready to take on the Special Olympics Maine Winter Games and festivities. Athletes, coaches and chaperons will take to the trails, ice rink and snow tracks from Sunday to Tuesday at Sugarloaf Mountain, Sugarloaf Outdoor Center and Carrabassett Valley Academy. Volunteers, who have been […]
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Medical Examiner: Sugarloaf skier died of chest trauma
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — The Maine medical examiner says a 41-year-old Canadian man who died on the way to the hospital after hitting a tree at the Sugarloaf ski resort succumbed to chest injuries. The medical examiner released David Morse’s cause of death on Wednesday. The Nova Scotia man was skiing with his wife […]
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Maine gets $8.7M for 17,600-acre forest conservation project in Franklin County
Federal awards totaling $8.73 million will protect two Western Maine forest properties from development. Most of the funding — $7 million — which comes from the U.S. Forest Legacy Program, will go toward preserving 11,800 acres of Plum Creek’s working forest on and around Crocker Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, according to the Maine Department of Conservation. […]
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Dad says snowboarding son will survive after life-threatening accident at Sugarloaf Saturday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Blood transfusions received on a LifeFlight helicopter likely saved the life of a New Hampshire man who suffered life-threatening injuries Saturday when he hit a tree while snowboarding on Sugarloaf Mountain, his father said Monday. Grant Jones of Bedford, N.H., said his son, Nicholas, 24, was conscious and communicative Monday as he […]
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Hospital official reacts to widow’s allegations in skier’s death
FARMINGTON — An official with Franklin Memorial Hospital responded Sunday to a list of allegations made by the widow of David Morse, who died Thursday following a skiing accident at Sugarloaf. Among her criticisms, Dana Morse told a reporter with the Chronicle Herald of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is that the crew from NorthStar Ambulance left […]
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Maine Huts and Trails director to step down
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — The first and only executive director of an organization that’s developing a backcountry network of huts along 180 miles of trails in Maine’s western mountains is stepping down. The Maine Huts and Trails nonprofit is looking for a new executive director to replace David Herring, who has been with the […]