I’ve written about the Rangeley community for over 10 years now. The one aspect of my job I never tire of is getting to know different people. The events I cover and the people I interview are not always of interest to every member of the varied readers, but they are all truly interesting to […]

THUMBS UP to George Poland for plowing the entry to Sandy River Ponds for safe ice access for ice-fishing all winter as a volunteer. It was greatly appreciated and well used!

Congratulations to Silvi Emami-Greifendorf for being awarded a runner-up spot in Junior Scholastic’s Can You Find Mapman? contest. Silvi was one of 25 students out of over 2,200 students from 34 states, and the only student from Maine, to receive this distinguished honor. This annual Scholastic competition asks students to use geographic clues to find […]

TOWNSHIP E — A Lewiston woman died Saturday, May 7, after she went over Smalls Falls in the Sandy River in the Rangeley Lakes region. Tanisha Barry, 29, was with friends at about 4:30 p.m. when she and a friend were in a pool above the falls and fell about 30 feet down the falls, […]

TOWNSHIP E — The state medical examiner said Monday that a Lewiston woman died as the result of drowning Saturday at Smalls Falls, according to Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Rangeley Fire & Rescue Chief Michael Bacon is lowered Saturday into a pool to retrieve the body […]

  All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty 04/30/2022 1101hrs, Deputy Frost received a loud music complaint on Earth Way in Carthage. 04/30/2022 1207hrs, Deputy Frost investigated a complaint of a couple juveniles picking on another juvenile on Lambert Hill Road in Strong. All involved parents were contacted, no further action required. 04/30/2022 1220hrs, […]

The collection of “shorts” below was found in the May 30, 1895, Edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper and begins with some references to the Mooselookmeguntic House which once stood adjacent to the Dunn property at Haines Landing. If you enjoy Rangeley history, I suggest you visit the Historical Society and purchase the book entitled […]

SADDLEBACK IS BACK!! Super mountainside Rock Pond Condo is ready for your immediate enjoyment! Beautifully appointed, this 3BR, 2BA unit offers sun filled open kitchen/living area with vaulted ceilings, wood floors, wood burning fireplace. Main floor bedroom w/bathroom, plus 2 bedrooms w/full bath in the lower level. Enjoy panoramic mountain and Saddleback Lake views, ski […]

Temperature Maximum: 58° Date: 4/26 Minimum: 21° Date: 4/21 Average True Temp: 34.55172° Precipitation Total for month: 4.17″ Greatest: 1.1″ Daily Average: 0.143793” Year to Date: 12.41″ Wind Peak: 40mph Date: 4/19 Low: 12 Date: 4/7 Average Peak 25.68966 mph Barometric Pressure High: 30.15 4/21 Low: 0 Wind Chill Low: -15° Date: 4/2 Humidity Average: […]

The four Rangeley Selectmen present at the May 2nd meeting voted unanimously to sign the 2022-2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.  The Warrant can now be printed and posted.  A final warrant public hearing will be held on May 24, 2022 at 6:00pm at the Town Office.  No changes can be made to the Warrant as […]