RANGELEY — Two air shocks valued at an estimated $2,990 were stolen last weekend from a 2014 snowmobile parked at Saddleback Motor Inn on Main Street, police Chief Dennis Leahy said. The owner from Graniteville, Vt., parked the Arctic Cat ZR 1100 in the parking lot at 6 p.m. Saturday, he said. The owner’s brother […]
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Man breaks legs when snowmobile hits ridge on Rangeley Lake
RANGELEY — A Massachusetts man broke his legs late Thursday afternoon after his snowmobile hit a small pressure ridge on Rangeley Lake and he was thrown off, Maine Warden Reggie Hammond said Friday. The accident happened at about 5 p.m. on the first day of the Rangeley Snodeo that runs through Saturday. The accident was […]
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Fire at Taggart Road residence damages snowmobile, garage
RUMFORD — A snowmobile was destroyed and a garage damaged in a fire Monday afternoon, Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Coulombe said. The garage at 14 Taggart Road is owned by Dave Glover and housed several cars, snowmobiles and ATVs, though Coulombe said he was unsure if any of the other vehicles were damaged. There […]
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Board discusses restrictive signs at Two Ponds Nature Area
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Conservation Committee has agreed to whittle down a total of 39 restrictive signs at Two Ponds Nature Area in an attempt to save money and be more practical. “Go big or go home,” Selectman Rick Micklon suggested when Bob Blake met with the board on December 18 to discuss the placement of […]
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Snowmobilers welcome fresh snow, freezing temperatures
With at least a foot of new snow covering most of the state and more falling Tuesday night, the thoughts of many here in Maine turned to snowmobiling. Greg Morin, who with his brother Tim owns Shaker Hill Nursery in Poland, said, “The season is ramping up fantastic.” Early season weather conditions have been nearly […]
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Previously closed ATV route in Dixfield open again
DIXFIELD — An ATV access route that has been shut down for months is open and available to use again, police Chief Richard Pickett said in a statement Thursday evening. With snowmobile season about to begin, Pickett said he wished to remind snowmobile, ATV and dirt bike riders to use “common sense” when riding. “That […]
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Snowmobiling teens found safe after missing overnight
ANDOVER —Two teenagers used survival skills and a shooting star to stay alive Monday night into Tuesday morning after getting lost trying to ride a snowmobile from Mexico to Andover. Ty Howard-Gotto, 15, and his friend Jonah May, 15, both from North Smithfield, R.I., walked out of the woods and onto South Arm Road at […]