AARP Tax Aide volunteers plan to be available by appointment Wednesdays from Feb. 10 to April 12, to do people’s taxes in the Begin Family Community Room at the Carrabassett Valley Public Library & Community Center. The library is located at 3209 Carrabassett Drive in Carrabassett Valley. Taxes are prepared and electronically filed by IRS-certified […]
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WinterKids Downhill 24 taking registrations for upcoming challenge
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Registration is open for the 12th annual WinterKids Downhill 24. The event is set for Thursday and Friday, Feb. 29 and March 1, at Sugarloaf at 5092 Access Road. Presented by Agren and Zachau Construction, the 24-hour ski and snowboard challenge raises money for WinterKids programs to help more youth build healthy […]
Fire heavily damages camp in Carrabassett Valley
The cause of the blaze Saturday has not been determined, Fire Chief Courtney Knapp said.
Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum carves sport’s colorful history
The small museum in Carrabassett Valley takes on the big job of chronicling the state’s 100-year history of recreational skiing.
Carrabassett Valley library to host wildlife writer, photographer Sept. 28
Carrabassett Valley Public Library is hosting a one-hour presentation highlighting some of Maine’s more secretive wildlife by writer and photographer Ed Robinson. The talk is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the 3209 Carrabassett Drive library. This presentation will feature Atlantic puffins, black bears, Northern saw-whet owls, Canada lynx and the American mink, […]
Local St. Lawrence University students make dean’s list
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University has named five local students to its 2023 spring semester dean’s list. Ben DeBiase of Carrabassett Valley, a member of the class of 2026, attended Mount Abram Regional High School in Strong. Eryn Kaloustian of Hallowell, a member of the class of 2025 majoring in finance, attended Camden Hills […]
Carrabassett Valley library to begin summer reading program June 28
“All Together Now” is the theme of the summer reading program at Carrabassett Valley Public Library, 3209 Carrabassett Drive. Such programs are designed to encourage children to keep reading during summer vacation. Preventing the “summer slide” continues to be the main objective of such programs. For many families with elementary-aged children, the library is the […]
Local students make Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute dean’s honor list
TROY, N.Y. — Two local students the 2023 spring semester dean’s honor list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Cameron Arner of Carrabasset Valley is studying computer science. Ian Berry of Temple is studying physics. Check out upcoming area events!
Eustis man killed in head-on collision in Carrabassett Valley
Joshua Farnsworth, 42, of Stratton Village was pronounced dead at the scene after his pickup truck crossed the centerline and struck another truck Friday afternoon on state Route 27.
EMS mental health awareness event set for May 21
NorthStar EMS plans to do a “stretcher push” on Sunday, May 21, from its Sugarloaf base in Carrabassett Valley to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, in order to bring awareness to the mental health struggles of first responders during National Mental Health Awareness Month and National EMS Week. The stretcher push event consists of a […]