CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Bruce Miles knows the saying, “It takes a village,” might be a little worn out these days, but Friday he could think of no other way to describe the behind-the-scenes efforts that go into putting on a world-class ski race. Miles, a member of the Sugarloaf Ski Club, and 90 other club […]
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Sugarloaf, state continue investigating chairlift malfunction
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Workers at Sugarloaf are investigating what caused a gearbox and braking system for the King Pine Quad chairlift to fail Saturday. The failure caused the lift to roll about 450 feet backward, resulting in seven people being injured, including three who were taken to a Farmington hospital. More than 200 people were […]
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Sugarloaf: Backup brakes on ski lift didn’t deploy
PORTLAND (AP) — Less than five years ago, Rick Tonge was riding a chairlift at Sugarloaf ski resort when five chairs — including his — plummeted 30 feet to the snowy ground below, injuring him and his son. Then over the weekend, another chairlift at Sugarloaf malfunctioned by going backward, prompting some frightened skiers to […]
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Seven Sugarloaf skiers injured in chairlift ‘rollback’
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Hank Margolis drives up from Marlborough, Mass., every weekend in the winter to ski at Sugarloaf. On Saturday, a beautiful, crowded day on the slopes, he’d made it 500 feet up the King Pine lift, headed to the top for a run on his snowboard, when it suddenly stopped. Margolis and three […]
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Colby-Sawyer College fall 2014 dean’s list
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Colby-Sawyer recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement during the 2014 fall semester. Timothy O’Connor of Bethel is a member of the class of 2015 majoring in athletic training. Jillian Jacobs of Otisfield is a member of the class of 2016 majoring in business administration. James Marshall of Carrabassett Valley is a […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: RSU 73 public forum on teacher evaluations, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall Rumford: RSU 10 Buildings Forum, 6:30 p.m., […]
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Carrabassett Valley town meeting set for Wednesday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Voters will consider 60 articles amounting to a proposed budget of $2.3 million when they gather Wednesday for the annual town meeting. Voters will be asked to offset the proposed budget with town revenues of $462,410, making a proposed net budget of $1.85 million, Town Manager Dave Cota said. The meeting begins […]
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Students honored by colleges
KINGSTON, R.I. — The following students were named to the University of Rhode Island’s dean’s list for fall 2014. Sydney Grace Charles of Fryeburg. Joshua Wayne Harper of Gray. Emma Catherine Walker of Naples. Cameron Ernest Olson of Durham. Madeline Wiegman of Leeds. Kelynn Herlihy Laliberte of Norway. — STORRS, Conn. – Tyler Holmquist of […]
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Searching for a stream of gold
Some recreational gold prospectors aren’t shouting “eureka” at the Maine Land Use Planning Commission’s proposal that would close off certain bodies of water to motorized equipment used in mining the precious metal. The commission voted Jan. 14 to post the proposed Chapter 10 revisions to the National Recreation and Park Association’s Consistency and Recreational Gold […]
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Supper at Trinity United Methodist FARMINGTON — A public supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Menu will be baked beans and casseroles. The price will be $7 for adults, $3.50 for children under 12. For more information, call Trinity United Methodist Church at 778-3921. […]