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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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
8th annual Readers, Writers and Runners 5K
The Phillips Public Library is preparing for its 8th annual Readers, Writers and Runners 5K and Maine author visit. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, July 20th and will feature mystery author Maureen Milliken. Registration for the race begins at 9:00 a.m. in the library parking lot ($10). The race starts at 10:00 […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
It Takes a Village: An Interview with Craig Sargent of Just One Day
This will be the 10th year for the Sargent Family Community Fund Just One Day (JOD) event. It’s called “Just One Day” because on the second Wednesday in July, a group of volunteers get together to do major renovations on a house, (or nowadays, houses), for just one day. Picture a dozen volunteers acting as […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
High Peaks Alliance Leads Effort to Repair Prescott Field Accessible Trail After Floods
Farmington, ME – The High Peaks Alliance spearheaded the collaborative efforts to repair the Prescott Field Accessible Trail system after the region was impacted by severe flooding through the winter and spring. The storms left inches of silt clay loam on the crushed stone, washed out a bridge, and rerouted the trail in places, making it […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
RRGSA Kids’ Fishing Derby July 6th
The Rangeley Region Guides’ and Sportsmen’s Association is pleased to announce its third Kids’ Fishing Derby will be held on July 6. The event is held on our Kids’ Fishing Pond behind our clubhouse at 41Old Skiway Rd in Oquossoc. This event has rapidly become one of our groups favorite events of the year. Last […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
“The Kitchen Table” – An Evening of Storytelling and Free Storytelling Workshops
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an entertaining evening of personal storytelling on July 6, 2024, 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. This event is sponsored in part by a Grant from the Onion […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien Leads Malaga Island Program, July 17th at Rangeley Public Library (RPL)
Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien will be at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, July 17th, starting at 6:00 PM to present a program entitled “Malaga Island”. In 1912, the State of Maine evicted a community of African American and white residents from their homes on Malaga Island. Racism, economic struggles, and eugenics all led […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office June 22 – 28, 2024
All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 06/22/2024 0210hrs, Deputy Frost responded to a report of a suicidal person on Main Street in Carthage. The person was transported to the hospital in Rumford. 0448hrs, Deputy Gray and Sgt. Bean responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the trucker parking lot of Poland […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
Craig Sargent Honored
It may come as no surprise that you will find “2023 Hall of Fame Inductee” as the caption under the photo of Craig Sargent from the Maine Central Institute (MCI), under the list of Distinguished Achievement Awards. MCI’s hall of Fame nominating committee must have found Sargent the perfect candidate as someone who achieved excellence […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2024
Snapshots in Time: Have we become a bit soft?
The following shares three short articles that appeared in the June 13, 1895, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. First a story about a fishing trip that included a bear “hunt”, then “still true today” lament, and finally a short account of what fishing was like in 1865 by a legendary Rangeley guide. Have a […]
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PublishedJune 21, 2024
Snapshots in Time: Seen and Heard at the Lakeshore
The following appeared on Page 1 of the June 25, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper in a regular column entitled, “Seen and Heard at the Lakeshore”. Enjoy these passages from a bygone era and be sure to get outside and make some great outdoor history of your own! (Contemporary commentary shared in Italics). […]
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