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Maine

As snowmobile deaths in Maine climb to 7, wardens warn riders to slow down

by Gillian Graham February 25, 2019March 3, 2019

A Massachusetts man has died from injuries suffered Feb. 22, and a Lee man is killed over the weekend.

Maine

Massachusetts man, 55, critically injured in snowmobile crash

by Beth Quimby February 23, 2019February 24, 2019

He was riding with a group in Penobscot County when the accident occurred, and the Maine Warden Service says an Auburn woman broke her leg in a crash in Bridgton.

Maine, News

Pregnant woman killed in western Maine snowmobile crash

by Peter McGuire February 9, 2019February 9, 2019

Elizabeth Abelson of Gloucester, Mass., died Saturday after losing control on a trail in Oxford County.

Maine, News, Outdoors

Three out-of-state skiers lose privileges at Sugarloaf after skiing out of bounds

by DONNA M. PERRY Sun Journal January 28, 2019January 29, 2019

Two men from New Hampshire and a man from Massachusetts had to be rescued after getting lost when they skied off the back of the mountain.

Maine, News

Moose calf killed in collision with snowmobile in Piscataquis County

by Beth Quimby January 12, 2019January 12, 2019

A group of three snowmobilers encountered the animal Friday night on the trail system in Bowdoin College Grant west of Greenville, the Maine Warden Service says.

Maine, News

Five snowmobilers injured in 2 separate accidents in Maine

by Bob Keyes January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

A collision between sleds traveling in opposite directions on a remote trail system northwest of Millinocket leaves four people injured, and a Rhode Island man is hurt in Franklin County.