It seems that every year brings a new challenge. In the case of Rangeley Lakes Regional School, the staff and students have proven highly adaptable. It wasn’t long ago that working around school renovations was the big challenge, but here we are in 2020 and the struggles back then seem minor compared to the all-encompassing […]

Some of you may think that’s crazy, but hear me out! Sooner or later, every financially successful person, regardless of what they do for a living, decides they are going to make money in the stock market.  The “reasoning” is that, “If I am smart and successful in my field, then how hard can it […]

Celebrate Rangeley’s great outdoors at the virtual 2020 Maine Outdoor Film Festival from September 4th through the 6th. Suggested donation is $10 to $15 per household, part of which will support the 2021 Rangeley Trail Town Festival. Out of concern for everyone’s health, the Rangeley Trail Town Festival Committee has cancelled this year’s festival. To […]

Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting Tuesday September 8, 2020 6:00 p.m. To be held at the Rangeley Town Office  

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is proud to announce that Stephanie Chu-O’Neil will be the new Site Coordinator for their free after-school program: CASA – Creative After-School Arts. The program is open to students in grades 5-12, and will meet Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday after school until 5 PM. Chu-O’Neil will be bringing her expertise […]

What could be better than a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day? Every one loves a refreshing drink on a warm summer day, by far, lemonade is a favorite! We have downed this puckerery thirst quencher for more than a 1,000 years. From ancient Egyptians to today. People all over the world […]

Thank you for sharing your photos with The Rangeley Highlander! While we are unable to put in all the submissions, we do the best we can when space is available! Above is a photo shared by Jill Kelly. (That’s her in the very front, on the left). Although it was hard to identify everyone in […]

The Sept. 3,1896 edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper was packed with goodies, so as always, you the reader must suffer through what I felt, was of the most interest. If you are tiring of this approach, my apologies, but you can always read the entire edition (or any other) for yourself at: https://digitalmaine.com/rangeley_lakes_newspaper/ You […]

Since 2012 there has been a small fund available for RLRS teachers to show that we appreciate all they do for the children of our community.  The fund is called “My Grandmother’s Purse”. The money contributed is deposited in My Grandmother’s Purse account at Skowhegan Savings Bank in Rangeley so the teachers have “a purse” […]