Weld’s Fire Rescue Department has been called out six times for out-of-town rescues since June, mostly on Tumbledown Mountain, stressing the town’s fire budget.
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Wilton Area Food Pantry may run out of money by fall
Several changes have been implemented at Wilton Area Food Pantry as a result of more money being spent than coming in.
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‘Get to know who you’ll spend eternity with’: A small cemetery in Maine has an unusual tradition
Anyone who owns a plot in Weld’s Mountain View Cemetery is invited to gather each August to get to know the people they’ll be buried beside.
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New Sharon man missing for 4 days rescued from bog in Weld
Authorities believe the 75-year-old man fell from a ledge overlook in Mount Blue State Park, where he was taking photos for a presentation at a summer camp.
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State closes ATV trails at Mt. Blue State Park indefinitely
The trails and bridges along the 20-mile loop are too narrow, and the state lacks the funding to fix the short route.
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Oxford County Commissioners Steven Merrill and David Duguay stepping down
State Rep. Sawin Millett and state Sen. Lisa Keim running for the vacancies.
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Game wardens rescue teen injured in fall on Tumbledown Mountain
Rescuers call in a Maine Forest Service helicopter to evacuate Kyle Lund after he fell about 60 feet and sustained a compound leg fracture Sunday.
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Multiple rescue groups ferry injured Jay hiker to Tumbledown Mountain summit for helicopter airlift
Nicole Stanford, 45, was carried by rescuers to the top of the mountain and put into a Maine Forest Service helicopter to be taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital.
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Human feces, unauthorized fires lead to closure of Tumbledown Mountain camping
Though never officially authorized on the mountain, camping has been largely accepted. With more litter, discarded equipment and large, unauthorized fires, the Bureau of Parks and Land is saying no more.
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Maine Warden Service rescues 2 sets of stranded hikers
Wardens said both parties – one on the Appalachian Trail and the other on Tumbledown Mountain – were unprepared for the snow, ice and cold weather they encountered.