I got the opportunity to speak with Chef Shaun Stoothoff of Saddleback while he was in between catering two parties of about fifty people. One was a birthday celebration, the other a large pizza party. He was in a surprisingly light-hearted and jovial mood. I could not help but mention it was not something I was expecting. Lots of chefs are a bit stiffer if […]
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.
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Freedom from Expectation
Folks as you sit there reading, you need to open up your imagination just a bit. You look out the nearest window back to the years of 1950 and 1951. Times have been tough in America and things are beginning to heal. You look at that tar papered house at the end of the road. […]
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Rangeley teen’s intensely personal artwork brings her to art school and a Times Square billboard
FARMINGTON — Sophie Chu-O’Neil of Rangeley tends to put her life stories into her art work. And it’s those personal touches that have led Chu-O’Neil to art school, as well as an eight-week internship this summer at Branded Cities in New York City. Her mother, Stephanie, who has always encouraged her, signed the 18-year-old up […]
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2021 Northwoods Gravel Grind and a brief interview with Chris Riley
Rangeley has so much going on all year long and each year I happen upon yet another event I cannot help but consider adding to my ever-growing bucket list. This year I heard about the Northwoods Gravel Grind, the biking event that takes place annually the weekend after Labor Day. Chris Riley has run the […]
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2021 Northwoods Gravel Grind and a brief interview with Chris Riley
Rangeley has so much going on all year long and each year I happen upon yet another event I cannot help but consider adding to my ever-growing bucket list. This year I heard about the Northwoods Gravel Grind, the biking event that takes place annually the weekend after Labor Day. Chris Riley has run the […]
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7th Annual Western Mountain Photography Show Winners Announced
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts held the awards ceremony for the 7th Annual Western Mountain Photography Show on September 11, 2021. The Theme for the 2021 Exhibit was JOURNEY. The 2021 Winners are: Best in Show: Rena LeClair “Into the Light” Color Category: 1st Place: Jennifer Hickey “Take the Bus” 2nd Place: Allen […]
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7th Annual Western Mountain Photography Show Winners Announced
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts held the awards ceremony for the 7th Annual Western Mountain Photography Show on September 11, 2021. The Theme for the 2021 Exhibit was JOURNEY. The 2021 Winners are: Best in Show: Rena LeClair “Into the Light” Color Category: 1st Place: Jennifer Hickey “Take the Bus” 2nd Place: Allen […]
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Court Upholds Rangeley Zoning Board of Appeals Decision on Solar Array
The Town of Rangeley received notice that Franklin County Superior Court upheld the legality of the Code Enforcement Officer’s decision to issue a solar array permit. Dirigo Solar of Portland, Maine obtained a Building Permit for a twelve acre solar array to be located on cleared, vacant land at 204 Pleasant Street in August, 2020. […]
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Rangeley Selectman August 16 meeting (continued from 8/20/21 issue)
(The following end portion of the article “Rangeley Selectmen Updated on Fire, Ambulance and Geese” was mistakenly omitted from previous August 20th issue due to foggy head of editor) Carolyn Schwable, representing the Loon Lake Association, wrote a letter and was present to forward her concerns about the expansion of ice fishing onto Loon Lake […]
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9/11- A Young Mainer’s experience in the Commonwealth
It was no secret that I wouldn’t be returning to St. Joseph’s College for the upcoming fall semester. With that in mind, I started my usual summer job landscaping as soon as the snow had melted in May. After a few weeks of trimming grass and cutting trees, I received an unexpected phone call from […]