CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Western Maine’s three large ski resorts recorded whopping amounts of natural snow from a long, cold season that ended Monday for Sugarloaf when it closed. Additionally, spokespeople for two resorts raved about this season being one of the better ones on record. But it was Saddleback in Rangeley that recorded what they […]
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Canadian man injured in Newry crash
NEWRY — A Canadian man was injured when he totaled his 2003 Jaguar, rolling it over and hitting a tree on Route 26 on Thursday afternoon, according to the Maine State Police. Jin Woo Jang, 46, of Quispamsis, New Brunswick, was traveling north on Route 26 at approximately 2:20 p.m. and about six miles north […]
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Board to discuss proposed 13-lot subdivision at ski resort
NEWRY — Planners will continue work on Sunday River Ski Resort’s proposed 13-lot single-family residential subdivision at their 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday, May 4, in the town office. Barring any unforeseen permitting problems, the resort has proposed to start construction in August on its Dreammaker Phase I project. The plan is to develop 13 ski-in/ski-out […]
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Historic Newry schoolhouse roof, chimney need replacing
NEWRY — Selectmen will soon seek estimates to replace the roof and chimney on the historic one-room Sunday River Schoolhouse on Sunday River Road, Administrator Loretta Powers said on Wednesday morning. That was the consensus at Tuesday’s board meeting. Built in 1895, the schoolhouse has been listed since 1978 on the National Historic Register. In […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Maine deputies, Canadian police to conduct safety checkpoints April 22
NEWRY — Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies will conduct safety checks on roads from Newry to Coburn Gore during a joint operation with Canadian law enforcement officers at Coburn Gore on April 22. The safety awareness operation is also being conducted by law enforcement officers across the Northeast in counties that border Canada, Sheriff Wayne Gallant […]
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Maine sap tappers enjoying banner harvest
JAY — Sap tappers across Western Maine said Thursday it has a banner year for maple syrup production. The weather has cooperated, keeping temperatures below freezing at night and in the 40s during the day. That and the snowpack have kept the trees from budding early, enabling sap to flow longer into the spring. Anthony […]
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Thrillseeker reality show to air Sunday River segment
NEWRY — Tapping into one’s inner child is the premise of a popular and rollicking Travel Channel program that debuted last year. “Bert the Conqueror,” featuring the exploits of Bert Kreischer, takes go-and-do to a thrill-seeking level, especially for those who are into offbeat and decidedly wacky adventures. Sunday’s Season Two opener at 8 p.m. […]
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Mutual aid helps firefighters raise funds for Maine Handicapped Skiing
NEWRY — Like it does in real life, mutual aid helped some of the 15 fire departments competing Saturday in the 21st annual Firefighters’ Race at Sunday River Ski Resort. Livermore Falls and Jay routinely help each other in the event, which raises money for Maine Handicapped Skiing. Teams of five persons wearing turnout gear […]
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Newry brook trout ecology study a success; more time needed to monitor effects
NEWRY — A three-year project designed to test the addition of coarse woody debris to area streams to curb erosion and restore brook trout habitat is considered a success. However, more time is needed to study the effects of the “chop and drop” method, project participant Jeff Stern of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council said […]
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Newry town meeting voters OK $826,290 budget
NEWRY — Thirty-eight residents at Monday night’s town meeting approved a municipal budget of $826,290, which is $173,332 less than last year. The SAD 44 assessment is expected later this spring or early summer. “We had a wonderful town meeting,” Administrator Loretta Powers said Tuesday afternoon. “Everything went well. It was nice and smooth.” With […]