UPDATE: Auburn says it’s too warm for Festival Plaza ice skating Just like watching ice freeze It take days, patience and colder temperatures than we’ve had to turn Festival Plaza into an ice rink. The folks at Auburn Recreation have kept plugging, however, and they say the ice should be ready for Friday’s Winter Festival Kick […]
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Skating in Rumford begins Thursday
RUMFORD — With colder temperatures, skating will begin Thursday in the Hosmer Field Complex. Rumford Parks Superintendent Mike Mills said Monday that once the rink is open, “You can skate anytime, but the shack (at the Parks Department) is open Thursday to Sunday.” Skating shack hours, when maintenance work is not being done, are: • Thursdays, […]
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Festival Plaza rink key feature of Auburn Winter Festival 2016
AUBURN — The city will convert Festival Plaza into a big open-air ice rink for the annual Winter Festival celebration at the end of the month. Jasmine McLoughlin, Auburn’s recreation specialist, said the downtown rink will be one of two key venues for the annual festival, scheduled for Jan. 29-31. “It will cover the whole […]
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Maine Roller Derby on new track to build fan base, participation
PORTLAND — Eric Wood never misses a Maine Roller Derby contest. “I’ve been going for three years,” the Fryeburg native said. “I drive down to support them.” Wood was one of more than 100 people who packed Happy Wheels Skate Center at 331 Warren Ave. last Saturday night to see Maine Roller Derby’s season opener, […]
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Public skating rinks, indoor and out
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Bank Colisée, 190 Birch St. in Lewiston, offers rental skates and skate aids for a fee. If school is closed, the Colisee is open for public skating. Public skating is $5 per person; under 12 is $3. Stick-n-puck ice time is $7 per person; full equipment required. Don’t miss out on […]
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Oxford County Special Olympics brings 110 athletes to Black Mountain for training
RUMFORD — More than 100 Special Olympics Maine athletes from 11 Western Maine teams participated in the Oxford County Special Olympics Winter Games training day at Black Mountain Ski Resort on Friday. They competed in snowshoe, and Alpine and Nordic skiing at the Rumford ski hill. The speedskating competition took place at the Hosmer Field […]
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City looks at phased openings for ice arena
AUBURN — The city’s two-rink ice arena is on track to be ready for some skating by November, according to Ice Arena Manager Joshua MacDonald. MacDonald told councilors he was expecting a soft opening with one ice surface in November, the second in December and a grand opening with public skating early next year. “We […]