FARMINGTON, ME  (April 28, 2021)—University of Maine at Farmington graduating senior, Avery Boucher, transformed his five-credit, Environmental Policy and Planning internship into a full-time career at the Rangeley Historical Society starting in May 2021. The internship lasted the challenging summer of 2020. Instead of going home to Williston, Vermont that summer, he pursued this position that […]

  Congratulations to Kyle Weymouth of North Waterboro for stumbling on the find of a lifetime with a beautiful pair of moose antlers on a beautiful sunny Sunday, April 18th. Score another one for beginner’s luck as this was his very first hunt. “It was my first time you know really going out and looking […]

The draft Federal Compliance Audit for the Town of Rangeley was provided to the Board of Selectmen for their April 20, 2021 meeting.  Certified Public Accountants RHR Smith & Company were hired to conduct the audit.  RHR Smith & Co. representative Levi Robinson was present via Zoom to provide an overview and answer questions. Mr. […]

Do you enjoy spelling? Are you looking for a little challenge in your life? Well look no further! The Monmouth Community Players are hosting their 1st Annual Virtual Adult Spelling Bee! Come re-live your middle school glory days in a gruesome a battle of words. Fight to win prestige and fame in the zoom-i-verse. Prizes will be […]

Rangeley Public Library is pleased to announce that Cataloging Librarian Erykah Condon has been selected to join in the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) Outstanding in Their Field Leadership Institute as part of the 2021-22 cohort. Beginning in August of 2021 this group of 30 library professionals from around the country will engage […]

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty 04/10/2021 0851hrs, Deputy Morgan conducted a security detail at a residence on High Street in New Vineyard while a person was removing items from a residence there. 04/10/2021 1054hrs, Deputy Elmes investigated a complaint of a parent providing marijuana to an adult who was under the age […]

I put titles for this article into the computer, and my previous articles published popped up. My mind was wondering, is it possible to have covered, too many themes, content, thoughts? Nahh, no way! There is still so much to learn. I went way back and re-read the columns. I actually unhinged myself with such […]

As you fine folks sit and look out your windows the scenes are so different.  Those of us living up here in the mountains see that all too familiar white stuff hanging onto the trees and covering the ground. Its almost as though someone popped one of those fresh dough containers and it exploded. I […]

The Lakeside Dance Academy produced their Annual Spring Dance Concert in a Covid-safe format this year, on April 10, 2021 at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley. The theme for 2021 was “Change.” With one class at a time in the theater, the dancers performed their rehearsed dances to an audience of family members only. […]

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