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Boys' basketball: Mountain Valley cuts Spruce Mountain loose in OT

JAY — Mountain Valley junior forward Keegan Davis didn’t get rattled whenever he drove to the basket and into stiff resistance from Spruce Mountain’s defense. But Davis’ composure served him well and inspired his Falcons in overtime. Mountain Valley took advantage of few key turnovers and escaped with 71-64 victory in a Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball before […]

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Trouble on the mountain, but justice prevails

Editor’s note: The author is somewhere in the mountains of Western Colorado far from computers and the Internet. This week’s column is an excerpted chapter from his book “Backtrack.” Adam Moore guided his quarter horse down the narrow, rocky trail. It was almost lunch time. A soft October breeze stirred the golden aspen leaves. Beyond […]

Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley

RSU 10 forums advocate maintaining regional identities

DIXFIELD — Data collected from three public forums in Regional School Unit 10 indicate residents favor moving some grades and closing some buildings while maintaining regional identities. The forums, which were attended by hundreds of residents, were prompted by declining enrollment in the Western Foothills School District and rising costs to maintain a high number […]

Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal

Spirit Challenge filming set for Jay school

JAY — More than 400 Spruce Mountain High School students and teachers, along with parents and community members, will gather in the school gym at 5 a.m. Thursday to be filmed for the Spirit Challenge food drive. Spruce Mountain challenged Mountain Valley High School in Rumford to see who would bring in the most donations […]

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Nordic Ski Championships: Broomhall’s farewell, new format among highlights

One era in Maine skiing ends and another will begin at this year’s Maine Principals’ Association Nordic ski championships. Mountain Valley High School hosts the Class C event, to be contested Wednesday and Thursday at Black Mountain of Maine. It’s a bittersweet occasion, as Falcons coach Ray Broomhall — whose family name has been synonymous […]

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Camden Snow Bowl plans upgrades, improvements; report touts economic benefits of recreation area

CAMDEN — The Camden Snow Bowl is an economic engine for the region with more than $5 million annually generated as a result of the four-season recreation complex best known for its ski area. An economic impact study was released Oct. 16 by the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area Foundation. The release comes ahead of the […]

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Helicopter spills large batteries on Ragged Mountain

ROCKPORT — A helicopter carrying six large lead acid batteries to a Verizon cellphone tower atop Ragged Mountain spilled its payload sometime Tuesday, causing most to explode and some to catch on fire on the slopes. A responder from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection went to the scene Tuesday and Wednesday, finally locating the […]