Newry selectmen discussed several issues relating to property taxes at their Dec. 17 meeting. Town Administrator Loretta Powers informed the board that there are currently 18 condominium units in town with tax bills in arrears. She said most of the properties are quarter-shares, with multiple owners. At least one owner, who has past due taxes […]
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Sunday River to host Red Bull Frozen Rush on Jan. 10
NEWRY — Every Super Bowl Sunday, millions of Americans flock around the television to watch the two top football teams in the National Football League face off against each other. However, prior to the football game, viewers will have the chance to watch the Red Bull Frozen Rush, a series of head-to-head races using off-road […]
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Sunday River Resort to hold Children’s Festival Week Jan. 13 to 17
NEWRY — Sunday River Resort will be hosting its annual Children’s Festival Week starting Jan. 13 and ending Jan. 17, resort spokesperson Darcy Morse said. Morse said that Children’s Week has been “one of their most popular holiday events” over the years and that it has “been going on for a while.” Among the events […]
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Sunday River Ski Resort offers Winterfest Weekend
NEWRY — Snowmaking and low temperatures have helped Sunday River Ski Resort prepare for this weekend’s two-day Winterfest Weekend. The resort expects to have 50 or more trails open across eight peaks, with ski-in/ski-out access from both resort hotels, spokeswoman Darcy Morse said Tuesday morning in an email. “We received 3 inches of snow from […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Newry: Selectmen, 7 a.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Water District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Region 9 School of Applied Technology, 6:30 p.m., River Road school Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Andover: […]
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Newry board fields concerns about condition of Sunday River Road
NEWRY — Four residents sought information and offered advice Tuesday night during an informational meeting on reconstructing 1,200 feet of Sunday River Road. The project, estimated to cost between $300,000 and $320,000, was proposed in October by Main-Land Development Consultants of Livermore Falls at the request of selectmen. The town would like to have an […]
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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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Purple hats raise crying awareness
NORWAY — A statewide campaign, Click for Babies, is underway to help prevent infant abuse and raise awareness of the Period of Purple Crying, a normal period in an infant’s development when they cry more than any other time and are often not able to be soothed. Knitters and crocheters all over Maine have been […]
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Newry man dies in fiery crash in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — A Newry man was killed early Monday in a one-car crash on the Maine Turnpike, according to Maine State Police. Jacob Bartholomew, 36, lost control of his car near the South Portland exit as it went off the highway and slammed into a tree and caught fire, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the […]
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Roxbury, Newry women start Lyme disease support and education groups
BETHEL — Two women from Roxbury and Newry will host a Lyme Disease Support and Education Group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Telstar Regional High School library. Diane Farnum of Roxbury and Rhonda Buker of Newry both suffer from chronic Lyme disease and have spent the last three years attempting […]