RUMFORD — Quickly deteriorating road conditions caused by heavy snowfall snarled traffic on area roads, sending at least two people to Rumford Hospital by late Friday morning. By midafternoon, a game warden and emergency responders were also sent to a Main Street yard in Andover to help extricate a 9-year-old boy’s leg from a snowmobile […]
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Newry’s proposed budget down from last year
NEWRY — Concern about the SAD 44 assessment expected in June prompted selectmen to propose a 2011 municipal budget that’s more than $170,000 less than last year’s budget. Administrator Loretta Powers said Thursday afternoon that voters at town meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7, will face a budget of $826,290.50. Selectmen “tried to keep […]
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Iditarod sled dogs train in Newry
NEWRY — Harry Potter and Gimli are at Sunday River Outdoor Center this week helping to train dog-sled teams for a future Iditarod while introducing resort visitors to the sport. Potter and Gimli — two Alaskan huskies who have run the premier 1,049-mile competition in Alaska more than once — came with four other huskies […]
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Pizza night NEWRY — The Rotary Club of Bethel inaugural All-You-Can-Eat Pizza night at the Matterhorn, Sunday River Road, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. Tickets are $15 a person and can be purchased in advance from any club member or at the door. Proceeds will benefit Rotary’s scholarship fund […]
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Newry ski resort launches giveaway contest for middle, high school students
NEWRY — Middle and high school students across the nation are being asked to compete for a free two-night stay from March 25 to 27 at Sunday River Ski Resort. The competition will allow 50 winning students to take over an entire wing of the resort’s Ski Dorm for “two days of snow-filled fun,” spokeswoman […]
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Snow shortage, thaw closes Nordic centers
NEWRY — Wednesday’s snowstorm isn’t expected to drop more than 6 inches across western Maine. But that may be enough to reopen Nordic ski centers in Newry, Bethel and Oxford that closed this month due to a snow shortage and warm temperatures. “There are a bunch of different reports being forecast, but our weather contacts […]
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Sunday River Ski Resort to host gay/lesbian weekend
NEWRY — In collaboration with OutRyders, a New England gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender ski and snowboard club, Sunday River Ski Resort will host White Out Weekend next month. Resort spokeswoman Darcy Morse said Thursday that the ski area will dedicate four days to the gay and lesbian community Feb. 10-13. “This will be the […]
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Teens debut ‘No One Knows’ CD
NEWRY — At a CD release party in Bethel in December, teen power band Midnite Haze debuted its first album, “No One Knows.” Drummer Devin Vail, 17, his brother, Ryan, 14, guitarist and lead vocalist, and bass player David Pilgrim, 14, made more than $500 in album and merchandise sales at the Funky Red Barn, […]
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New Sunday River Outdoor Center offers free Nordic skiing, snowshoeing Jan. 8
NEWRY — Children and adults new to snow sports can try snowshoeing and cross-country skiing for free on Winter Trails Day, Saturday, Jan. 8, at the new Sunday River Outdoor Center. Nordic ski and snowshoe rentals and trail passes are free that day. Located on the Sunday River Access Road at the entrance to Sunday […]
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Sunday River opens all 8 peaks to skiing, riding
NEWRY — Just in time for Christmas, Sunday River Ski Resort announced late Tuesday that all eight of its peaks are now open for skiing and snowboarding. The bulk of the snow was manmade and complements about 2 feet of natural snow that fell since the resort opened for the season earlier this fall, spokeswoman […]