On Wednesday, December 11th, students from K-5 and others performed holiday musical numbers. The Middle School/High School chorus performed two musical numbers. Director Erin Smith also educated the audience that a few high school performers were chosen to be judged and to possibly compete in the future. Daxxtyn Williams, Emma Jacot-Descombes, and Lilly Lavallee performed […]
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.
RLRS Science Class Shines
Students in the state of Maine are required to take periodic Maine Educational Assessments (MEAs) to determine how well they are meeting the state’s educational standards in English, math and science. The results are in, and last year’s eighth grade science class really showed the Maine Department of Education what they are capable of. The […]
Storytelling at “The Kitchen Table”
Rangeley – Who doesn’t have a story to tell, and what better place than at The Kitchen Table to tell that story? The RFA Lakeside Theater will play host to an evening of personal storytelling on February 15, 2020, beginning at 7 p.m. This multi-media event comes with dual invitations: One to those wishing […]
Scrappy Chef: To Potato or Not Potato?
When one thinks of comfort food, 1st thought often mentioned are potatoes. They are boiled, fried, scalloped, baked, hashed, diced. You see where I’m going?. Potatoes are not necessarily bad for you. They can even be good for you. I know, you say, “but my diet limits or denies” this wholesome, delicious member of the […]
Perham Stream Birding Trail Open for Free Winter Recreation
Madrid Township, ME – Nestled in the low-lying area between Saddleback, Saddleback Junior and Mount Abraham, the Perham Stream Birding Trail has a lot to offer for family and group recreation this winter. Owner and proprietor, Carson Hinckley maintains this special place year-round to share its natural beauty and serene landscape with the community. This winter the […]
Hometown Basketball Premieres On WRGY
WRGY is pleased to announce Live Remote broadcasts of selected basketball games of the Rangeley Lakes Region School Mens Varsity and Lady Lakers programs. Live broadcasts started on Friday Dec 7 and Saturday Dec 8 with the Lady Lakers opening games of the season, presented Live from the Collins/Brackett Memorial Gymnasium in Rangeley. Two more […]
November Savage Stats
Maximum: 66* Date: 11/1 – 11/2 Minimum: -15* Date: 11/17 Average True Temp: 36.06* Precipitation Total for month: 3.72″ Greatest: 1.10″ Date: 11/25 Daily Average: .124” Year to Date: 41.468” Snow Total: 16.92” Snow on the Ground First Day: 0” Snow on the Ground Last Day: 14” Season to Date: 14″ Wind Peak: 52 Date: […]
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.
Severin Beliveau sat in his top-floor office at One City Center in Portland on Thursday morning, thumbing through a cardboard accordion file in his lap. His Watergate file. “The behavior of the Republicans today, compared to ’72, ’73, ’74, is dramatic,” Beliveau said without looking up. “Meaning back in those days, there was a real […]
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Receives a Conservation Easement Gift
Rangeley – For years, Robert and Janet Bissell considered permanently conserving their 40 acres of land at Bemis, but were unsure about how to make that happen. Preserving habitat for wildlife and native plants and supporting efforts to combat climate change was paramount to their goals. Luckily, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (RLHT) was able to […]