Butter. Why not? They say that it, like salt makes food taste better and to be honest, I used to be strictly a Parkay kind of person, with butter being the treat you got when eating out only with the family in tow, butter was a luxury and now I am just not sacrificing that […]

To encourage Mainers to enjoy their outdoor resources and to support a happy, healthy Maine, Governor Mills and Commissioner Camuso enacted the following changes to Maine’s spring turkey hunting season: Season Dates-The start of the regular spring turkey hunting season is Saturday, May 2 instead of May 4. This gives hunters an additional Saturday to […]

1)     May 9 annual warbler walk is CANCELLED because of COVID-19- Contact: Nancy Knapp – 207-778-6285 2)     Saturday, May 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm virtual webinar with Logan Parker: “Nightjars in Maine” (Please note this is a new date for this event). Free to the public Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maine-nightjar-monitoring-webinar-tickets-103102101160. Instructions for viewing […]

THUMBS DOWN to that group of millennials who think the stay at home and distancing rules do not apply to them. THUMBS UP to the most positive advocate, supporter, cheerleader for the Rangeley region: Stephanie Chu-O’Neil!  Yes! You!  Thank you for your enthusiasm for your neighbors and residents!  And, yes.  You have to print this!

What follows are short articles sharing the AGE-OLD QUESTION that remains the paramount subject of local conversation (besides a pandemic every century or so, OR the weather); “When’s Ice Out?” In the old days there were not only warnings about early open water, but printed directions about how to get a team of horses back […]

During this challenging time many community members are struggling with food insecurity. To address this concern and ensure basic needs are met, Rangeley Health and Wellness is providing free Emergency Food Boxes to Rangeley, Oquossoc, and the surrounding Plantation community members. These food items are meant to supplement the meals that are already being generously […]

BBB (Better Business Bureau) is receiving several reports from seniors reporting that they are receiving text messages from scammers posing as the U.S. Department of Health, about taking a mandatory online COVID-19 test in order to receive the recently approved stimulus payment. Others are receiving emails stating they qualify for a payment and to click […]

It is said that if you’re at home, cooking is a way to nurture yourself, learn things and stay active. Have you peeked into the house and seen Mama and I, with our purple Tu-tus doing demi-pliers? With or without a tutu, we find music, some form of dancing, wine and cooking very therapeutic, it […]

How did a U.S. Navy ship, built at the peak of World War II, come to be named after a small river in Western Maine? At the time, it was the custom for the Navy to name “oilers” (oil tanker) after American rivers. With shipbuilding approaching its apex in 1943, many of the names of […]