AUBURN — The entire length of Gracelawn Road will be closed Saturday morning to accommodate the inaugural Commit to Get Fit Challenge organized by St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. The event is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. at the St. Mary’s Auburn Medical Building on the corner of Gracelawn and Turner Street, with runners/walkers […]
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Jay Fire Department Wins 24th Annual Firefighters’ Giant Slalom Race at Sunday River
NEWRY — Jay 1, one of two teams from the Jay Fire Department, won Sunday’s 24th Annual Firefighters’ Race at Sunday River Resort. Jay 1 beat out the team from Wolfeboro, N.H, by just 0.71 seconds. Ten teams from around New England competed in the event, which helped raise money for Maine Adaptive Sports & […]
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Bradbury grabs second
LACONIA, N.H. — ISDRA musher Jocelyn Bradbury of Oxford took second place in the Adult 6 Dog Speed class at the World Championship Sled Dog Derby seld race on Feb. 16. Bradbury finished the 18-mile course with a time of 00:58:26 The event was sanctioned by the International Sled Dog Racing Association and counts toward […]
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Truck falls through ice at West Bath race
WEST BATH (AP) — A pickup truck and trailer attending car races on the New Meadows River in West Bath broke partially through the ice, but was pulled free about five hours later. Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Thibeault says officers responded to the river at about 1:25 p.m. Sunday. He told The Times Record […]
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Behavioral health workers gather to learn about gambling addiction
NORWAY — Treatment and support options for Mainers struggling with a gambling problem have expanded in recent years, and new state rules may help more people break away from an addiction to gambling. A handful of representatives from local social work, behavioral health and faith organizations gathered in a conference room at Stephens Memorial Hospital […]
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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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Snowshoe Club to host annual races Jan. 19
RUMFORD — The Rumford Snowshoe Club will host its annual races at noon Sunday, Jan. 19, at Mountain Valley Middle School, club President Stephen Gallant said. Gallant, who has held the office for 44 years, said the club is 85 years old and, “as far as I know, the races have been going on for […]
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Michaud raises $1 million in governor’s race
AUGUSTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s campaign said Monday that the Democrat has raised more than $1 million in his bid to become Maine governor. Michaud, who faces Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler, will be reporting $700,000 he raised in the last half of 2013. That’s in addition to the $313,000 […]
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Black Mountain to hold first hill climb of 2013-2014 ski season on Dec. 14
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine will be hosting their first Snowmobile Hill Climb of the 2013-2014 season at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Black Mountain ski lodge. Marketing Director Paige Carter said that the hill climb will be the “same setup as previous years,” except that it will be starting earlier. “In […]