CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Work has begun on installing two temporary bridges to bypass washed out sections of Route 27, Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Mark Latti said Wednesday. Reed & Reed, Inc., a Woolwich-based general contracting firm with expertise in bridge building, began work at the sites Tuesday. The temporary bridges are expected to open […]
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Carrabassett Valley deals with aftermath of Hurricane Irene
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf Mountain is now accessible from Route 27 through a series of private roads … at least for those on the south side of a two-bridge washout Sunday. One of the bridges is north of the Sugarloaf Access Road and the other is just south of the road. The Sugarloaf Access Road […]
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Washed out bridges strand about 100 at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — About 100 people were stranded at Sugarloaf, Police Chief Scott Nichols said early Monday morning. Two bridges that have been washed out on either side of the resort’s access road with Route 27 have left guests and employees with no way to drive away. Nichols had to walk into his offices this […]
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At Sugarloaf: Skyline Quad on schedule, under budget
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The use of a pair of skidders instead of a helicopter for part of the construction of a new $3-million Skyline Quad chairlift has helped Sugarloaf keep the project on time and on budget, a spokesman for the resort said recently. “We didn’t have to fly any concrete in, which we thought […]
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Carrabassett Valley ponders TIF district for new ski lifts
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A proposal to create a tax increment financing agreement with Sugarloaf USA, dedicating all new property taxes from new ski lifts, will be discussed at an informational hearing in September. Resident Larry Warren, a former selectman and now president of Western Mountain Foundation, has approached Sugarloaf about the possibility of setting up […]
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Pat Pepin band will play Brews and Blues Festival
CARRABASSETT VALLEY— Central Maine Festivals, the company that presents the annual Central Maine Brew Festival in Augusta, will host the first Sugarloaf Brews and Blues Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10. Featured will be the latest offerings from as many as 15 Maine micro-breweries, food on the barbecue and live music by the Pat Pepin Blues […]
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Scholarships available for coastal summer camps
KINGFIELD — The Carrabassett Valley Outdoor Association; Stanley Museum by Howard Randall, president and managing trustee; and Chris Rushton, broker/Realtor of Keller Williams Realty, are sponsoring partial scholarships to Blueberry Cove’s Island & Sea Discovery Trip. Sessions are available on July 24 to 29 and Aug. 14 to 19. The cost after the scholarship is […]
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Carrabassett residents recycle more plastics
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Carrabassett Valley has joined with the Sandy River Recycling Association in a three-month pilot program recycling plastics not usually accepted by the 21- member town organization. Starting this month, residents here began to deposit plastic containers with the plastic identification codes 3, 4, 5 and 7 on them in a single container […]
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Beauregard twins accepted to military academies
Patrick, left, and Christian Beauregard are shown with Congressman Mike Michaud at Carrabassett Valley Academy. Both were accepted into United States Military academies. Upon the recommendation from the congressman, Patrick was accepted to West Point Military Academy in New York, and Christian was accepted to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. The Beauregard brothers […]
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Farmington, Carrabassett Valley launch plastics-recycling project
Farmington and Carrabassett Valley are taking part of a pilot project this summer that will allow residents to recycle four more kinds of plastics in addition to the traditional clear and colored No. 2 milk jugs and detergent bottles. It is being offered through Sandy River Recycling Association, a nonprofit organization that serves 21 towns […]