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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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  • Published
    March 29, 2024

    Attorney general finds police shooting in Rangeley Plantation was justified

    The Office of the Maine Attorney General has determined that police were justified in shooting a Rumford man who they say emerged from his van with a rifle and body armor after a SWAT team surrounded him and attempted to place him under arrest last September. Police killed Shay McKenna, 28, at the remote Rangeley Plantation grove […]

  • Published
    March 29, 2024

    Snapshots in Time: Don’t Light the Bulb

    The following short article appeared on Page 1 of the June 5, 1908, edition of the Maine Woodsman newspaper. It heralds the dawning of a new age for Rangeley and her momumental leap into the modern age and was set to occur on July 1, in 1908. Everyone reading this has enjoyed the convenience of […]

  • Published
    March 29, 2024

    RLRS Student participates in 97th New England Music Festival

    Eric White (senior) traveled to Boxborough, MA on Thursday, March 21st to participate in the New England Music Festival, working for 3 days with the prestigious Dr. Anthony Trecek-King.  Dr. Trecek-King is a highly acclaimed choral conductor, scholar, pedagogue, and media personality with a career spanning over 20 years. He is an active guest conductor […]

  • Published
    March 29, 2024

    Beautiful Views and a Mountain Breeze- Hiking Trails for Every Level

    Widely known for its hiking, the Rangeley area has many trails throughout the region for hikers of all abilities. The following hiking trails listed here are some of the most scenic and most popular. Angel Falls An easy to moderate (brook crossings) 1.5 mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of 200 feet and […]

  • Published
    March 29, 2024

    Interesting Facts about Eclipses & the Night Sky

    •The most solar eclipses of any type that can occur on Earth within a year is five. •A total solar eclipse occurs about every 1.5 years. •In ancient Greece, a solar eclipse was seen as a sign that the gods were angry and was thought to be an omen of bad things to come. The […]

  • Published
    March 29, 2024

    Eclipse in Mud Season

    TIPS for the SOLAR ECLIPSE Rangeley, ME – Although most of North and Central America will witness a partial solar eclipse, a fortunate fraction of people residing in the path of totality will be able to witness a total solar eclipse. And luckily for the Rangeley Region, it happens to be located on that path! […]

  • Published
    March 15, 2024

    Gittin Old

    First of all folks, let me start by saying I am grateful for the opportunity to just get old. This delightful task is not something everyone gets to enjoy. Well, that is unless you are into politics. Then you still get to vote long after you have crossed that sacred bridge. But getting old should […]

  • Published
    March 15, 2024

    Nominations Sought for Bicknell Award for Birding Conservation

    The 6th Rangeley Birding Festival (RBF), to be held June 7-9, will announce and present the John Bicknell Award for Conservation and Birding. The award honors the legacy of Bicknell, a Rangeley resident who led the effort to get sanctuary designation on the Mingo Springs golf course and has been recognized for environmental stewardship by […]

  • Published
    March 15, 2024

    Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund receives $250,000 Childcare Infrastructure Grant 

    The Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund for Children (BBMF) has been notified of approval to receive a Childcare Infrastructure State Grant of $250,000. This grant is managed by Coastal Enterprises, Inc (CEI), and they will be working with the BBMF Board of Directors as the construction for the new Childcare Center begins later this year. The […]

  • Published
    March 15, 2024

    It Takes a Village: Chris Botka, Man of Many Hats, Helps Spread the Word

    It’s a small town. Small enough so that I might have heard a person’s name, and perhaps a little bit about them, but I might not ever have met them in person. Or if so, maybe just in passing. This was the case for Chris Botka. I knew his name as a real estate agent […]