A SNOW RANGER WHO HAS PATROLLED THE VALLEY AREA FOR MORE THAN A DECADE SAYS EVEN THOUGH IT MAY FEEL LIKE SUMMER ON THE MOUNTAIN THERE’S STILL A LOT OF SNOW ON MOUNT WASHINGTON. CHRIS JOOSEN SAYS THE LAST AVALANCHE ADVISORY FOR THE SEASON HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED AND HIKERS OR SKIERS WILL NEED TO [...]

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IF YOU LIVE IN WESTERN MAINE AND WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR REPRESENTATIVE TOM ALLEN’S FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL SEAT, MONDAY COULD BE YOUR CHANCE. A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE GREATER BRIDGTON LAKES REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS SEVEN OF THE EIGHT CANDIDATES – REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS – HAVE AGREED TO APPEAR MONDAY [...]

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*Comedian Harvey Korman, who gained fame for his work on TV’s The Carol Burnett Show and in such films as Blazing Saddles, died Thursday (May 29th) at age 81, the Associated Press reports. Korman died at UCLA Medical Center after suffering complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago. He had had [...]

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LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT SPACE TRAVEL (AskMen.com) A Californian billionaire was the world’s first space tourist: On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito became the world’s first paying space tourist to embark on space tourism when he forked over $20 million for the trip of a lifetime: an eight-day holiday aboard the International Space Station (ISS). [...]

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*Kirsten Dunst claims that she entered Utah’s Cirque Lodge in February to seek treatment for depression, not drugs or alcohol abuse as was reported at the time. “I was struggling and I had the opportunity to go somewhere and take care of myself,” the Spiderman actress told E! Online. “I was fortunate to have the [...]

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WHEN IT COMES TO THE NUMBER OF VISITORS SPENDING THEIR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN THE VALLEY, A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS MOST BUSINESSES RESPONDING TO A SURVEY REPORT BREAKING EVEN OR EVEN BEING UP WITH REVENUES AND BOOKINGS OVER LAST YEAR’S HOLIDAY. THAT TREND RUNS COUNTER TO TRIPLE A [...]

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On the 55th anniversary of the first summiting of Mount Everest check out this 3D map of the mountain.  Click Here

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It’s pricey, though…  $7900!!  Click Here

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*Patrick Swayze‘s battle with pancreatic cancer prompted him to renew his wedding vows with wife Lisa Niemi, according to The Globe. “It was very important to him to express his love and commitment to Lisa,” an insider told the publication. “They both mean the world to one another.” Since his diagnosis earlier this year, the [...]

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THE CONWAY DAILY SUN SAYS A TEACHER AT JOHN FULLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIN NORTH CONWAY WAS ARRESTED EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. THE SUN SAYS SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT CARL NELSON HAS CONFIRMED THAT 26-YEAR-OLD KELLY HORRIGAN OF NORTH CONWAY IS STILL TEACHING HER SIXTH GRADE CLASS AFTER NOTIFYING SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF THE ARREST. NELSON TOLD [...]

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