All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 12/21/2024 0726hrs, Deputy Morgan charged Dillian Burnham (32) of Farmington with False Public Alarm or Report as a result of a previous investigation. 0848hrs, Deputy Frost received a report of an accident on Adams Road in Chesterville. He was unable to locate the accident. 0918hrs, Deputy Frost […]
Dee Menear
Staff Writer
Dee Menear is an award-winning journalist and photographer with over a decade of experience in community news. She is the editor and staff writer for The Rangeley Highlander. She has worked for the Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Advertiser Democrat, Daily Bulldog and Original Irregular. Dee enjoys live local music, cooking, hunting, fishing and hiking.
Dog grooming spa set to open
Paw Spaw will offer one-on-one dog grooming services beginning Monday, January 6.
Conservation, Restoration & Stewardship with Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
Since its inception in 1991, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has conserved over 100,000 pristine acres in Western Maine. Most recently this summer, thanks to a gift from the Chodosh Family and the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, RLHT expanded conserved lands by 100+ acres by purchasing the Mingo Springs Lupine and Birding Trail. Thanks to the […]
Wandering: Rangeley
I was first introduced to the Rangeley region nearly 30 years ago when a group of friends invited me to spend a week at their snowmobile camp in Byron. I’d never been to Maine or to a ‘camp’ and I’d never even sat on a snowmobile. But I was young and always up for an […]
Rangeley Roundup
FIREWORKS DALLAS PLANTATION — A fun New Year’s Eve celebration with a firework show viewable from the base lodge of Saddleback Mountain, 976 Saddleback Rd., beginning at 7:30 p.m. Bring in 2025 with a bang!!! FOOD BANK RANGELEY — Rangeley Food Bank welcomes all to stop by every Tuesday 10 a.m.-12 noon at the Church […]
CDC Announces Intent to Restart Process & Write New Rules for Bringing Dogs into the United States
Temporary measures will remain in place until the new rules are published.
Night Sky Tours with Northern Planetarium
RANGELEY — John Meader, owner of The Northern Stars Planetarium, will lead several night sky snowshoe tours this winter at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center, 524 Saddleback Mountain Rd. Learn about constellations, galaxies, and much more! The Night Sky Tours are sponsored by Dark Skies Rangeley, a community-led effort to conserve the dark skies over the […]
Two-thirds up the line
My biggest guiding principle in life did not come from school, church, or the sanctuary of my Adirondack chair. It came from an appliance store. And not a Home Depot or Lowe’s—where limitless possibilities of appliances stretch on beyond the do-it-yourself aisles in their own galaxy of stainless steel—but from a small-town showroom. It all […]
High Peaks Alliance hosts regional meeting
STRONG — The High Peaks Alliance convened a Motorized Meet Up on Thursday, Dec. 5 bringing together snowmobile and ATV clubs from across the High Peaks region. Attendees included state senators Russell Black and Joe Martin, James Turner, Matt Foster, and Brian Milligan from the State of Maine’s ORV program. Doug Dickenson from the Maine […]
Christmas services, events & meals
The Church of the Good Shepard RANGELEY — The Church of the Good Shepherd, an Episcopal faith community located at 2614 Main St., will celebrate The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ beginning on the First Sunday of Advent, December 1st, and culminating on Christmas Day, December 25th. Advent Sunday, Dec. 22: Our 8:30 a.m. […]