NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will host its sixth annual Tough Mountain Challenge, where 3,500 participants will compete in a 4-mile mud race featuring a variety of natural and man-made obstacles on the slope’s trails. Spokeswoman Sarah Devlin said the Tough Mountain Challenge was created in 2010 to bring people to the mountain during […]
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New England Forest Rally: Higgins builds early first-day lead
NEWRY — David Higgins seized an early lead and only expanded it as the day went on Friday in the first day of the New England Forest Rally. Higgins and co-driver Craig Drew started strong and sit atop the standings after the first day of action, which included three stages. The event continues Saturday with […]
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New England Forest Rally: Milestone event attracts top racers
The New England Forest Rally continues to grow and evolve as it celebrates its 25th year this weekend. The event is a two-day stage rally on the back roads of Western Maine and Northern New Hampshire. It is sanctioned by Rally America. The New England Forest Rally is one of six national championship events that […]
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Newry man remembered for passion and problem-solving
When Ben Taylor was 7, his mother got him involved in golf. For him it was fun. For her it was a bit self-defense. Because Ben always had to be doing something. “From the moment he was born, he was on the go,” his mother, Margaret Taylor, said. It was a passion he never outgrew. […]
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Ben Taylor
NEWRY — Ben Taylor, 35, of Bethel and Hartford was pronounced dead on the mountain on the double black diamond trail “Black Hole,” as a result of injuries sustained while skiing at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry on Wednesday, March 25. Ben was an expert-level skier and an employee of the resort since 2012 […]
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Sunday River employee dies in skiing accident Wednesday
NEWRY — Resort officials say a skier died in an accident on an expert trail at the Sunday River ski area. Benjamin Taylor, 35, of Bethel fell and went off the double black diamond Black Hole trail and into the trees at about 11 a.m. Wednesday. Taylor was an employee of Sunday River, according to […]
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Sixteen ski resorts, including Sunday River and Sugarloaf, could be sold
NEWRY (AP) — A real estate investment trust that’s considering getting out of the snow business could sell more than dozen ski resorts from Maine to California that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. CNL Lifestyle Properties owns 16 resorts including Sunday River and Sugarloaf, Bretton Woods, Loon Mountain and Mount Sunapee in New […]
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Wind gusts force several ski slopes to shut down chairlifts
Officials at several ski areas in central and western Maine said Monday that they were forced to shut down chairlifts because of wind gusts of 25 to 50 mph. The National Weather Service in Gray issued a hazardous weather outlook early Monday morning for areas in Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties until noon, predicting winds […]
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Businesses mixed on too much snow
With around 4 feet of snow falling in seven days, skiers were woo-hooing at Sunday River in Newry on Monday and Guthries owners were hoping to put the Lewiston restaurant’s worst sales week of the year behind them. Central Maine Powersports in Lewiston was busy with last-minute snowmobilers outfitting their rides and the Maine Turnpike […]
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LifeFlight transports Sunday River patient to CMMC
NEWRY — Emergency officials responded to a rescue call at Sunday River just after 1 p.m. on Friday. A LifeFlight ambulance was originally called to the scene, but called off after several minutes. Instead, the patient — a man whose age was not immediately available — was treated by a PACE ambulance crew at the […]