After two months Rangeley’s community radio station WRGY is back on the air. The station’s transmitter site atop Saddleback sustained a direct lightning strike on June 14 which did extensive damage to the internet and power infrastructure, and damaged WRGY’s transmitter, studio linkage and processing equipment. Since that time the station has still been providing programming […]
September 2023
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Black Snowflakes Smothering a Torch
Author Ryan Stovall will be at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, September 6th at 6:00 PM to share from his book Black Snowflakes Smothering a Torch: Or How to Talk to Your Veteran: A Primer. Black Snowflakes is a primer serving to facilitate dialogue between those who have experienced the crushing arms of war […]
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Gawler Family Concert at UMF
The Gawler Family and Friends present a family-oriented concert with an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions on Sunday, September 10th at 3pm. It will take place in the UMF amphitheater which is behind the Olsen Student Center and the High Street parking lot. In the event of rain, the concert […]
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MaineCF grants available for arts initiatives
ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND – Arts organizations throughout the state may be eligible for grants from two Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grant programs. Maine Expansion Arts and the Maine Theater Fund are accepting online proposals from arts organizations and for arts-related programming throughout the state. Maine Expansion Arts supports arts organizations serving rural communities and those led by and/or serving […]
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Public Express a Variety of Concerns at Rangeley BOS Meeting
On Monday, August 21st, 2023, at 6 p.m., the Board of Selectmen met after declaring a quorum. Selectmen present were Ethna Thompson, Chairman; Samantha White, Wendyll Caisse, and James Jannace. Joe Roach, Town Manager, was also present. Ethan Shaffer was unable to attend. The Board moved rapidly through the agenda, unanimously approving the August 7th, […]
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Property Spotlight: Rangeley Lake Waterfront!
Rangeley Lake WATERFRONT lot– 68 S Bog Road-Rangeley, #1543191- $299,000- Complete peace and quiet. Recently surveyed. No traffic and no traffic noise. Electric on site. Build the home of your dreams on this beautiful, wooded lot located at the very end of a private, dead-end road. This lot faces NE and looks straight at Narramantic […]
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Property Spotlight: Rangeley Lake Waterfront!
Rangeley Lake WATERFRONT lot– 68 S Bog Road-Rangeley, #1543191- $299,000- Complete peace and quiet. Recently surveyed. No traffic and no traffic noise. Electric on site. Build the home of your dreams on this beautiful, wooded lot located at the very end of a private, dead-end road. This lot faces NE and looks straight at Narramantic […]
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Rebirth: An Interview with Tim Straub, Director of RFA’s Odd Couple
Tim Straub both directed and played in Rangeley Friends of the Arts August 10-12 production of the Odd Couple, and the female version almost ten years ago. This time he played Oscar Madison, but last time, along with Barry Libby, he played one of the two brothers (rather than the sisters). Wow! That must have […]
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The Gawler Family Concert
The Gawler Family and Friends present a family-oriented concert with an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions on Sunday, September 10th at 3pm. It will take place in the UMF amphitheater which is behind the Olsen Student Center and the High Street parking lot. In the event of rain, the concert […]
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Junior Guides Program Comes to a Close
The Rangeley Guides & Sportsmen’s 2023 Junior Guide Program concluded on July 25th with a morning visit to the Forestry Museum in Rangeley. Our presenter was Ron Haines who highlighted Maine’s rich cultural heritage of the forestry industry and its role in conservation. The advanced group were driven to Haley Pond where wildlife photographer, Nick […]