LEWISTON — A woman seriously injured Wednesday in a skiing accident at Sunday River Ski Resort, remains in critical condition Monday at Central Maine Medical Center, according to a family spokeswoman. Sandra Bastinelli, 56, of Westminster, Md., was skiing with her husband, George T.R. Orton, and members of a Maryland ski club when she fell […]
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‘This is wild, really wild’
NEWRY — Red Bull’s caffeine-infused Frozen Rush took to the slopes of Sunday River on Friday in a first-of-its-kind truck race. Resort officials said an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 spectators turned out for the event, which featured a bracketed, single-elimination format. The eight drivers, mostly desert-truck racers, matched times as they sped around a mile-long […]
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Red Bull brings Frozen Rush to Sunday River
NEWRY — Off-road trucks with half-inch spikes in their tires will take to the ski slopes at Sunday River on Friday in a unique competition called Frozen Rush. Eight pro-tour drivers will go head-to-head in pairs as they race their 900-horsepower trucks through giant slalom gates on South Ridge. The event, free and open to […]
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Trucks to hit slopes in ‘Frozen Rush’ this weekend at Sunday River
NEWRY — Off-road trucks with half-inch spikes in their tires will take to the ski slopes at Sunday River on Friday in a unique competition called Frozen Rush. Eight pro-tour drivers wll go head-to-head in pairs as they race their 900-horsepower trucks through giant slalom gates on South Ridge. The event, free and open to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Early winter weather a boon for local ski areas
Local ski hills and huge resorts alike are gearing up for a busy season as wintry weather arrives early in the state. Sunday River in Newry saw a 20 percent increase in the number of skiers and riders on its slopes during the Thanksgiving weekend from last year, according to spokesperson Darcy Morse. The mountain […]
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Face Time: Jon Pasternak, for the love of snow
Firefighter Jon Pasternak moved to Maine in 1993 for what was initially a fleeting career as a snowmaker at Sunday River. “I lasted a month; it was a year we had all kinds of snow so I was laid off,” he said. In 2001, he saw an ad — the mountain was hiring again — […]
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Job and resource fair to be held at American Legion on Thursday
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion will be hosting their first job and resource fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7, in conjunction with the Maine CareerCenter group. Patti Gray, a CareerCenter consultant, said that Maine CareerCenter has been holding job and resource fairs “pretty consistently for the past two to three years,” […]
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Newry eyes $300,000 road project
NEWRY — Selectmen are pondering a proposal from Main-Land Development Consultants for an estimated $300,000 project to reconstruct 1,200 feet of the Sunday River Road. Main-Land owner and president Bob Berry and project manager Rick Dunton met with the board last week to discuss options for the stretch of road near the Nordic Knoll subdivision […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Bethel readies for 16th annual Harvestfest, Chowdah Cook-off
BETHEL — The 16th annual Bethel Harvestfest will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, when local businesses will have the opportunity to “tell their stories,” according to Robin Zinchuk, executive director of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce. Zinchuk said the Harvestfest was first created 16 years ago as a way to bring people to the region […]
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New England Forest Rally a big hit with fans
NEWRY — Early Saturday morning, Sam and Gracie Drown awakened their parents in their Augusta home. The children were eager to make the two-hour trip to Sunday River Ski Resort to see and greet their favorite New England Forest Rally drivers at the 7:30 a.m. Parc Expose session. After that, the drivers and navigators would […]