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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 1, 2024

    UMF hosts Education Career Fair to help schools hire qualified educators to meet Maine’s serious teacher shortage, March 4

    The University of Maine at Farmington is holding a free and open-to-the-public Education Career Fair featuring employers from school districts and educational organizations from throughout the state. The event will be held on Monday, March 4, from 1-3 p.m., in the North Dining Hall, in the UMF Olsen Student Center located at 111 South St. […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024

    RLRS Winter Kids Win 2nd Place!

    The 2024 Winter Kids Winter Games wrapped up their competition on February 2nd and on February 13th Rangeley Lakes Regional School found out they placed silver for the second year in a row! This marks the 4th year that RLRS has participated in the games, completing four weeks of WinterKids outdoor learning challenges and competing against 16 […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024

    Property Spotlight: Saddleback NEW Listing!

      SADDLEBACK SKI RESORT – NEW LISTING – A wonderful year-round house at one of the most exciting ski areas in the east! Wide open floor plan with 18-foot cathedral ceilings, exposed beams and 2 gas fireplaces. This contemporary chalet design is great for entertaining and offers enough space for the whole family with 6 […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024

    Western Maine Audubon presents “Maine Big Night: Amphibian Migration Monitoriing”

    Western Maine Audubon is sponsoring a talk by Greg LeClair titled, “Maine Big Night: Amphibian Migration Monitoring.” The talk will be held live in Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall on the UMF campus on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:00 pm. It is free and open to the general public. April showers bring more than just May […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024

    Auditions for “Newsies” in Rangeley

    Auditions will be held at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St in Rangeley on March 2nd from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Auditions are open to everyone regardless of past stage experience and we’d love to have some new talent participate! At the audition, prepare music and side. Audition form, music, sides and dancer audition […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024

    Rangeley Selectmen Delve into Community Concerns and Fiscal Matters: February 20th Meeting Recap

    In a quiet yet consequential gathering on February 20th, 2024, the Rangeley Board of Selectmen delved into pressing community concerns, fiscal deliberations, and future initiatives, marking another chapter in the town’s governance. The Board of Selectmen, immediately after opening the meeting, entered Executive Session #1 in accordance with Title One Chapter 13, sub-chapter 1 4056 […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024
    curling bonspiel

    The 9th Annual Rangeley Curling “Bonspiel” …from the recollections and perspective of a very “proud participant”

    That proud participant would be me, even though I was on one of the three non-winning teams (a term much preferred over LOSERS) participating in the Bonspiel, the preferred term for the past three or four centuries for a curling tournament.  They were/are as follows:  the winning SnowSource team, The Stoners, Team Alpine, and Orange […]

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    March 1, 2024

    How Eric White Found His Way to Carnegie Hall

    I was lost in Manhattan once and stopped to ask someone for directions. “Excuse me,” I said, “but do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall?” In a thick New York accent they said, “Practice.” That’s exactly how RLRS senior Eric White got to Carnegie Hall on the week of February 9–12, lots and […]

  • Published
    March 1, 2024

    It’s a Test

    I have heard many times that events are put before us to test our resolve. I am not sure that is a true statement after all these years. Life can be very random and how we deal with it is the test. But to be a licensed plumber, electrician, truck drive, garbage truck driver, and […]

  • Published
    February 16, 2024

    Thumbs Up!

    THUMBS UP to Chief Bacon and Camdan Carmichael for a spectacular job of life saving on a lovely lady who had been terribly injured in an incident at her home.  True professionalism at its best! THUMBS UP to Larry Koob as he sells his businesses in Oquossoc and moves on to conquer the world at […]