THUMBS up to those who braved the cold at the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club SNODEO Cardboard Box Race Kick Off Event held on the afternoon of Jan. 21st. THUMBS UP to Shirley Gordon who turns 95 on February 8th! Happy Birthday! Shirley Gordon, of East Hampton, Connecticut and Rangeley, Maine is celebrating her 95th birthday on […]

            A chilling sort of awful A strange kind of place A howling in the distance A twisted, crooked face The shadows past the moonlight The step upon the stair The monster in the closet The risk you shouldn’t dare Where prayers are never answered Where luck is always bad […]

The RSU78 Board of Education met both in person and via Zoom on January 11, 2022. Video of the board meeting, along with any presentations is posted on the school’s website at https://www.rangeleyschool.org/school-board/agendas-minutes/ High School Mathematics teacher Rowenna Hathaway opened the meeting with a presentation on the high school “Project” which was launched at the […]

Anglers baiting their hooks are the last line of defense stopping the spread of unwanted species. Help protect Maine’s fisheries: •Always check fishing regulations to ensure live baitfish/live smelts are allowed to be used in that water. Remember, live baitfish laws are different in the North and South Zones – learn more. •At the end of the day […]

FARMINGTON – Richard Walker has announced his retirement as Chairman of the Franklin Savings Bank Board of Directors. Walker, who was elected chairman in 2017, has been a member of the board since 1991. “It has been a true pleasure to serve on the Board of Directors of Franklin Savings Bank,” said Walker. “Being elected […]

Rangeley Students from Rangeley Lakes Regional School are participating in the WinterKids Winter Games for four weeks beginning January 17, 2022. Students compete in a series of outdoor physical activity and nutrition challenges designed to help them be active in the winter and learn healthy habits. Each school is encouraged to involve volunteers, parents, healthy […]

  RANGELEY — Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has purchased 1,731 acres of forest, shorefront and wetlands in the Kennebago watershed to conserve for ecological and recreational purposes. The land, which includes two miles of undeveloped shorefront on Little Kennebago Lake and nine miles of frontage on the upper Kennebago River, contains some of the finest […]

So, it’s the middle of January. Do you know where your New Year’s resolution is? According to the experts who study these sorts of things, if I’m like most women my resolution went out the window a few days ago. It’s not at the gym anymore, not on the bathroom scale, not in my cupboard […]

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty 01/08/2022 0141hrs, Deputy Cusson assisted a tractor trailer driver who was immobile due to road conditions on the Arnold Trail in Chain of Ponds twp. 0237hrs, Chief Deputy Lowell responded to a medical emergency at a residence on Dallas Hill Road in Dallas Plt. 0831hrs, Deputy Elmes […]

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