RANGELEY, Maine – Rangeley Lakes Regional School’s Student Body President Toni Almeraz is no stranger to the daily sacrifices made by first responders. Almeraz, the daughter of local Border Patrol agents, organized a school assembly to honor fallen Farmington Fire Captain Michael Bell and other first responders on October 18, 2019. In the wake of […]
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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RLHT & RHW Connect with The Children’s Trail
Rangeley, ME – Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and Rangeley Health and Wellness have partnered to create a greater variety of afterschool activities for the youth in the Rangeley Region. The first endeavor was the creation of The Children’s Trail behind Rangeley Family Medicine. RLHT staff, Alyssa Andrews and Amanda Laliberte, worked with 12 children for six […]
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What You OPT to Know
I sat down with proponent Luke Sirois to get at the ‘why yes?’ underbelly of such a contentious subject. He firmly believes in the health benefits of cannabis, it’s been proven to help with epilepsy, depression, anxiety while clinical trials are also proving its efficacy with preventing the spread of cancer. Some studies have shown […]
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Colonial Daughters Meet in Rangeley
The Colonial Daughters Chapter of “The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)” of Farmington met recently at The Church of Good Shepard in Rangeley for their fall meeting. A delicious luncheon was served at noon by caterer Heidi Ross. Following lunch Ron Haines, Past President of the Maine Forestry Museum presented a program on the […]
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Letter to the editor: Treat Adult Like Adults
Over the last few weeks, I have spoken with many of my fellow residents of Rangeley. I have had some great conversations, caught up with old friends and made new ones. While many have different viewpoints about the proposed marijuana ordinance, one thing was consistent: we all care deeply about our town. Given that we […]
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Scrappy Chef- Pinch of Yum-Yum for Fall
One of the first recipes, and thanks to John Josslyn in 1672, to come about in the US, was a side dish calling for dicing ripe pumpkin and cooking it over the course of the day. When finished, butter, cream and spices were added. This sounds a bit like our modern preparation of mashed sweet […]
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Finding direction
In the late 70s, when I was in high school, I joined our school outing club. Having had no camping experience growing up, I was introduced to outdoor pursuits that shaped my interest and ultimately my focus for my future education. Recently, one of the members and the club leader organized a gathering of a […]
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Rangeley Oktoberfest Weekend – Brat & Strudel Contest Winners Announced
The 6th Annual Rangeley Oktoberfest Brat & Strudel Contest was held Friday night, sponsored by the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and hosted by The Rangeley Inn and Tavern. Local chefs prepared their best brat and strudel and their entries were judged by both a panel of expert judges (Jonathan Krach, Glenn Yankee and Gary […]
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Cute little pumpkins
Kindergarten students at Rangeley Lakes Regional School learned the parts of a pumpkin and got to decorate their own pumpkin. Kindergarten students and their pumpkins on the shelf behind them.
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September Savage Stats
Temperature Maximum: 78° Date: 9/23 Minimum: 31° Date: 9/21, 9/30 Average True Temp: 66.23° Precipitation Total for month: 3.194″ Greatest: .85″ Date: 9/24 Daily Average: .1065” Year to Date: 32.696” Snow Total: 0” Snow on the Ground First Day: 0” Snow on the Ground Last Day: 0” Season to Date: 138.29″ Wind Peak: 20 Date: […]