The indictments include four for forfeiture involving 12 properties, numerous vehicles and more than $1.3 million in cash and accounts in banks and credit unions. BANGOR — A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted 11 defendants charged in an illegal marijuana distribution and money laundering scheme in the Franklin County area. The 12th person, Kayla Alves of Farmington, […]
Stephanie Dellavalle
Stephanie Dellavalle has been the general manager and editor of The Rangeley Highlander since 2013 and writes about the community and events in the area. A graduate of Hunter College in NYC, she and her husband are empty-nesters who live in the village of Oquossoc in Rangeley.
Blackwood Theater Horror of the Week: Seeing is Believing…
Jimmy fidgeted in the waiting room, kicking the floor with his shoe. Mother scolded him, demanding that he remain still. She flipped through a dated magazine, chewing her gum with machine-like efficiency, as the drone of rusty classical music played in the background. “Mama?” “What is it, Jimmy?” “Do I have to be here? Can’t […]
Rangeley Students Rake It In
A platoon of high school students volunteered their services to a couple of community members on Saturday the 6th of November, raking and removing leaves, and hauling boxes for The Giving Tree. There were four seniors: Ella Shaffer, Mya Laliberte, Evan Smith, and Abi Madrid; one junior, Daxxtyn Williams; two sophomores, Lily Shaffer and Angelica […]
RFA Holiday Open House- SAVE THE DATE!
Join us to ring in the holiday season! The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will be hosting a Holiday Open House on Friday December 3rd from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Open to the public, we will have raffle prizes, light refreshments and a beer/wine cash bar. Join us!
Thanksgiving Service Set at Reeds Mill Church
MADRID – With masks required, the traditional Thanksgiving Morning Service will resume at Reeds Mill Church in Madrid, 10:00 AM. Russell Karvonen of Internet Theological Education by Extension (iTEE Global – iteeg.org) will lead worship. He was a teacher most of his life until God called him to be a full time missionary. He has enjoyed […]
Who Wins
I was sitting here playing my usual game of solitaire and not doing so well. I like this game because I cannot win every time. There is no challenge to a game when one wins all of the time. Luckily in this level of this game, I win only a third of the time. But […]
Time Flies When You’re Having a Ton of Fun: An Interview with Jared Emerson, Saddleback Director of Mountain Operations
Jared Emerson, Director of Mountain Operations since February of 2020 once again finds himself amid Saddleback (SB) history in the making as further upgrades show a continuous upward trajectory. He has spent half of his life working at Saddleback and from speaking with him it seems like the expression that time flies while you’re having […]
Property Spotlight: Prime Frontage on Mooselookmeguntic
MOOSELOOKMEGUNTIC, STEPHENS ROAD Nice flat lot with 60′ of prime frontage on Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Because of LUPC restrictions, this lot is considered unbuildable BUT it would be an awesome opportunity for a property owner that owns a back lot or a property owner on Toothaker Island to have a dock and parking. Or several folks […]
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report October 30th – November 5th 2021
All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty 10/30/2021 0626hrs, Deputy Cusson responded to a report of a GMC pickup in a ditch off the Phillips Road in Weld. 10/30/2021 1604hrs, Deputy Couture and Sgt. Close responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence on the Norton Road in Chesterville. As a […]