Old Jack sits on the porch step The wind all full of might The dance of flickering candle Seen glowing in the night Old Jack sits on the porch step The children come and go Their costumes and their masks Their names he’ll never know Old Jack sits on the porch step His jagged teeth […]
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.
The Dreamer
Knowing yourself is one of the great challenges we are given. You see the mind will lie to you. It will make you believe things that are contrary to the heart. You can feel inside of you that an action is wrong. But the mind will convince you its ok. There will be no harm […]
Hunting Trapping Season is now open
Trapping season is open. If you see an animal near a road or in a field, it may be in a trap. Remember, it is illegal to: •Disturb traps •Disturb any wild animal caught in a trap •Shoot an animal that is caught in someone else’s trap Any individual convicted of disturbing traps will lose […]
Second graders enjoy quality apple time
Brian and Priscilla St Louis of Sunrise View Farm did a presentation for Allison Loud’s Rangeley Lakes Regional School’s second grade class on apples. They shared how apple trees grow, how to pick apples, the life cycles of apples and the parts of the apple. They displayed different kinds of apples as well as products […]
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report October 16th-22nd
All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty 10/16/2021 0135hrs, Deputy Cusson and Sgt. Richards assisted Farmington Officer Whitney with a domestic violence report at a residence on Tyler Lane in Farmington. The suspect Brayden Tyler (21) of Farmington was located and arrested for Domestic Violence Assault, Domestic Violence Aggravated assault, Domestic Violence Terrorizing and […]
Hunters, trapping season is OPEN
Trapping season is open. If you see an animal near a road or in a field, it may be in a trap. Remember, it is illegal to: •Disturb traps •Disturb any wild animal caught in a trap •Shoot an animal that is caught in someone else’s trap Any individual convicted of disturbing traps will lose […]
Blackwood Theater Horror of the Week: A Smoke at the End of the Day
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 Where dreams fall into nightmares Where […]
Interview with Jenny Bush- Saddlebacker and Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker
You probably know that Saddleback is part of the Appalachian Trail. The AT crosses Saddleback’s summit and ascends The Horn and Saddleback Junior, before winding northeast to Carrabassett Valley. You probably don’t not know the story of Jenny Bush, a 24-year-old AT thru-hiker and Saddleback employee. In the span of a few short months Jenny […]
Don’t forget to vote November 2nd!
Questions Appearing on the Ballot Question 1 – Citizen Initiative Do you want to ban the construction of high-impact electric transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region and to require the Legislature to approve all other such projects anywhere in Maine, both retroactively to 2020, and to require the Legislature, retroactively to 2014, to approve […]