This week in the Buzz: Sad news for Avant-Garde paint bar, good news for Saddleback ski resort, uncertain news for employers (and employees) and have no fear — Wal-Mart’s gas station is coming back. Back in August, attorney Michael Malloy of The Malloy Firm in Auburn gave chamber members a primer on why they ought […]
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Saddleback fundraisers say they raised $600,000 in days
In a fundraising appeal sent out Monday, supporters of a plan to buy Saddleback Maine and turn it into a co-op said they’ve raised $600,000 toward the $4 million down payment. Peter Stein, leading the charge to form Saddleback Community Mountain Resort, also said that he doesn’t see the mountain opening to the general public this winter […]
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Local camp owner says ‘Rangeley suffers’ without skiing at Saddleback
More coverage: Saddleback supporters lay out plans to revive ski area PORTLAND — Steve Philbrick, owner of Bald Mountain Camps in Rangeley, said that when the Saddleback Mountain ski resort closed, it was “devastating.” Franklin County and the Rangeley region lost between $15 million and $20 million in annual revenue, he said. Saddleback’s contribution to Franklin […]
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Finally news for Saddleback? Maybe.
UPDATE: Saddleback supporters lay out plans to revive ski area A group that this summer quietly worked on plans to form a nonprofit to buy and run Saddleback Mountain ski area near Rangeley has called a news conference for Thursday with something to announce — and potentially celebrate — but no one outside that group knows […]
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Rangeley experiencing strong summer, hoping for better winter
RANGELEY — While fingers are crossed that the coming winter will bring more snow to the area than this past winter, businesses and residents are enjoying one of the best summers ever. The 2015-16 winter was slower than normal due to limited snowfall and Saddleback Mountain ski area in Sandy River Plantation remaining closed for […]
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The Buzz: Hot rumors, a closing and the nominees are . . .
One closing, one “dynamic” retirement, hot rumors about Saddleback Mountain — it’s been a busy week. First up, get ready to think long and hard: After gathering names in January, Young Professionals of the Lewiston Auburn Area has unveiled the list of nominees for its first 40 under 40 awards recognizing local professionals. There are […]
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Jonathan B. Fortin
1974 – 2016 DALLAS PLANTATION — Jonathan B. Fortin, 41, a resident of Wilton and formerly of Turner, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 9, doing what he loved — cross-country skiing at Saddleback. He was born Oct. 3, 1974, in Lewiston, the son of Steven and Jane (Moody) Fortin. Jon was a 1992 graduate of […]
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Saddleback: Stay tuned, skiing and a buyer ahead
RANGELEY — Saddleback Mountain is telling skiers to expect details of its sale — and news of when it will open — next week. “The Berrys and the buyer are in agreement on terms and now it’s just down to finishing the complicated paperwork … so we can all get down to important things like […]
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Good news for Saddleback as well as skiers
By taking advantage of every opportunity to make snow, ski areas have been slowly adding terrain, and in spite of unseasonably warm temperatures, there is skiing for this vacation week. It may seem like not much is open, but if we could go back to the trail maps pre-snowmaking, we would find that there are […]
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Saddleback’s uncertain future has Rangeley wondering about future
RANGELEY — Nicole Lund worked the lunch shift at The Blue Orchid alone on Wednesday, cooking egg rolls and Happy Noodles for five diners, an easy smile on her face. Lund, from Massachusetts, bought the former Thai Blossom this summer with her husband, Bob, when its longtime owners retired. She’s not nervous about whether the […]