Searsport Shores to go back in time for good cause VillageSoup Belfast Bob LaFontaine, who heads up the coastal region of the Maine Snowmobile Association, explained there will be a '50s-and-'60s-themed weekend taking place at … [...]
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Western Maine Expo use stopped for large events Lewiston Sun Journal When a local snowmobile club held a fundraising dance there last fall, there was a miscommunication, he said. The Western Maine Expo doesn't have a dance … [...] BELFAST, Maine — When someone gets badly hurt in the woods, every second counts. There are many factors that can complicate or slow down a rescue. Cell phones may not work, roads may be far away, and rescuers and pilots of medical helicopters may have to use precious time finding a safe [...] NEW SHARON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — False data entered into GPS systems and directional sites like mapquest.com is causing problems in New Sharon. There are only three homes on Shadagee Rd., along with Georgia Tolman’s snowshoe repair shop. It dead ends and turns into a snowmobile trail. Though there are signs that say dead [...] With the warmer temperatures, some snowmobile trails have been hit hard, but riders say the season is far from over. Folks in Greenville say they expect the season to last into April. For more than 40 years members of the Moosehead Riders, the local snowmobile club in Greenville, have been monitoring and grooming more than sixty miles [...] THE FORKS, Maine — A Maine man has died in a snowmobile crash, along with a fire chief who was on his way to rescue him. The Maine Warden Service said Jason Dodge, 37, crashed into a tree Friday night on a groomed trail in The Forks. While on the way to the scene, The [...] RANGELEY, Maine (AP) ? The Maine Warden Service is investigating three snowmobile accidents that left four people seriously injured. Two Massachusetts men were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after two accidents at 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Rangeley. Wardens say one of the men’s machines [...] FORT KENT, Maine — The calendar says Maine is in the depths of winter, but anyone who spends time outdoors will tell you conditions are feeling a bit more like spring. Warmer than average temperatures over the past several weeks have created conditions normally not seen until April, leaving some wondering whether the state’s economically important [...] CHINA, Maine — Searchers looking for a missing teenager Monday night found snowmobile tracks leading into the open waters of the west cove of China Lake, according to the Maine Warden Service. Richard “Shaw” Jackson, 18, an Erskine Academy junior, has been missing since Friday night. More than a dozen wardens, other law enforcement officials and [...] Richard “Shaw” Jackson, 18, hasn’t been seen since he left a snowmobile repair shop on New Year’s day. The Maine Warden Service is resuming its search today for a missing 18-year-old Erskine Academy student who disappeared in the South China area after driving his snowmobile away from a repair shop on New Year’s day. Richard “Shaw” Jackson [...] A New Year’s blizzard will unfold in northern New England and southern Atlantic Canada later today into early Sunday. Widespread lake-effect snow showers, fierce winds and severe cold are spreading all the way to the Northeast coast and down the spine of the of the Appalachians. The worst of the storm will rage from northern New [...] A snowmobile accident has taken the life of a Parsonfield man. State police say 43-year-old Brian Miller was killed friday afternoon when his snowmobile collided with a pick up truck in Parsonfield. Troopers say Miller was killed instantly in the crash. State Police say Miller was traveling down the middle of Elm Street when his sled collided head-on [...] NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine — Officials at Central Maine Regional Airport say the snowmobiling across and near runways must stop. The airport put up plastic fences and signs warning snowmobilers to stay away several years ago, but the signs have been ripped up and the fences cut. Airport operator Kristina Wallace says if snowmobilers continue to ride in [...] NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — Officials at Central Maine Regional Airport say the snowmobiling across and near runways must stop. The airport put up plastic fences and signs warning snowmobilers to stay away several years ago, but the signs have been ripped up and the fences cut. Airport operator Kristina Wallace says if snowmobilers continue to ride [...] |
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