CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — The city of Claremont, N.H., is in a dispute with the state over whether it can use ATVs on rail trails. The city heard this week from the state and federal transportation departments that the use of ATVs was banned when the city accepted a grant to develop the trails more […]
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Three survive ATV plunge through China Lake ice
CHINA (AP) — Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, escaped serious injury when the all-terrain vehicle they were on broke through the ice of China Lake. The operator of the ATV, Lucas Cole of Benton, was trapped in the water for about five minutes and suffered hypothermia and frostbite. The 25-year-old Cole told the Kennebec […]
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Mexico selectmen accept bid for ATV
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to accept a bid of $1,500 for a 2003 Arctic Cat ATV owned by the Mexico Police Department. Former police Chief James Theriault was the sole bidder. Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said the machine is the “oldest vehicle in the fleet” and it’s “costing more […]
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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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Caribou man dies of injuries suffered in weekend ATV crash
NEW SWEDEN — A Caribou man who was severely injured in an ATV crash in Aroostook County over the weekend has died. Marvin Hedstrom, 76, died Tuesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. MacDonald said Wednesday that Hedstrom died from the injuries he suffered […]
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ATV riders help out Santa Claus at Toy Run
FARMINGTON — ATV riders from nearly every New England state joined Franklin County ATV enthusiasts Saturday morning for the 17th annual Toy Run from Farmington to Jay. Chris Currier, president of Mountain View ATV Club, said even a few Canadian participants come every year to be part of the event. He and other ATV club leaders […]
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Quimby’s foundation opens Maine land to hunters
PORTLAND (AP) — Once opposed to hunting and snowmobiling on her property, Roxanne Quimby is now allowing both activities on large parcels of land as her foundation seeks to build support for her proposal for a national park and recreation area. Starting this week, the foundation is removing “No Hunting” signs from about 40,000 acres […]
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Lewiston man cited for ATV crash that injured two boys
JAY — A Lewiston man has been cited on a civil violation related to an all-terrain vehicle accident on Aug. 16 when two children were injured. Maine Warden Tom McKenney said Saturday that he issued a summons to Matthew Churchill, 31, on a charge of carrying a passenger under 18 without headgear. Churchill was at […]
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Boy, 4, struck and killed by utility ATV in East Machias
EAST MACHIAS — A four-year-old boy was struck and killed by a side-by-side utility ATV Saturday morning in an accident off Cutler Road in East Machias, according to a press release from the Maine Warden Service. Warden Service spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald reported that Troy Denison, 37, of Cutler Road was operating his two-seater 2007 […]
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New Jersey man hurt in ATV rollover near Greenville
MOOSEHEAD JUNCTION TOWNSHIP — A New Jersey man suffered shoulder and rib injuries when he accidentally rolled his all-terrain vehicle Thursday on a trail, officials said. Daniel L. Kerr, 57, of Pennsauken, N.J., was driving an ATV he rented in Greenville on a trail to Shirley when he hit large rocks that caused his vehicle […]