Microsoft announced that they are no longer providing technical assistance, software updates, or bug fixes for Windows 7. It’s big news for users of the popular operating system. The announcement is giving scammers an opportunity to confuse Windows users into paying to update their “expiring Windows license” – whether they need to or not, according to recent BBB […]
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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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report January 10th – 17th
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty 01/10/2020 1225hrs, Sgt. Bean served a PFA on a man on the Whittier Road in New Sharon. 01/10/2020 1323hrs, Deputy Morgan conducted a check at a residence on Dutch Gap Road in Chesterville at the request of Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to find a person […]
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The Giving Tree of Rangeley Wraps Up Their 32nd Season
The Giving Tree of Rangeley has completed their service to the community for the 32nd year. With the generous donations from the public and dedicated volunteers this year we were able to support 23 families, 50 plus children and 30 seniors in our community. We work year round but the real work begins the Saturday […]
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“The Kitchen Table” – An Evening of Storytelling and Poetry
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an entertaining evening of personal storytelling and poetry on February 15, 2020, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley, beginning at 7 PM. The event, entitled The Kitchen Table, is directed by Tim Straub. Accompanying the show will be an exhibit in the Lakeside Contemporary Art […]
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Isobel Straub Named to UVM Dean’s List
BURLINGTON, VT (01/13/2020)– Isobel Straub, Class of 2022, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 semester at the University of Vermont. Straub from Rangeley, ME, is a(n) Public Communication major in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or […]
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Global Change
Well it is still snowing out and I can’t go out and play with my toys. It is not the right time to work on one of my wood projects. So, I thought heck, another story. I sure hope you folks do not get too tired of these little stories. But if ya do, you […]
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Influenza Becomes Widespread in Maine
AUGUSTA — Influenza has been confirmed in all 16 Maine counties and is now classified as widespread across the state. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) reminds residents and visitors to get vaccinated and take proper precautions to stay healthy. So far during this influenza season, which began in the fall of 2019 and will continue […]
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My Friend Shelton Noyes, and The Arrival of LURC
My cabin on Stephens Road in Rangeley Plantation was pretty much finished in 1972, or at least as finished as it would ever be. It wasn’t much of a place, sitting there on concrete blocks; but Inever intended it to be permanent. It would do just fine until I was ready to build a nice […]
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Curling Enthusiasts in Rangeley… with aspirations for an improved venue (someday)!
OK,… Foremost around here, we certainly have to get Saddleback, the crown jewel of winter sports in the area, sold and up and running first. However, Saddleback’s absence as a winter sports venue over that past four years did help spawn some other outdoor sports options…and curling is one of them. So, what is curling, […]