The 5th Rangeley Birding Festival (RBF), to be held June 9-11, 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 […]

The Rangeley Selectmen received information about the operation and cost of emergency medical services (EMS) at their February 21st meeting.  Mike Senecal, Director of North Star Emergency Medical Services attended the meeting to inform Board members about the Town’s increased cost for the next fiscal year.  One of the North Star EMS five strategically located […]

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will hold Open Auditions for the RFA Summer Musical “The Drowsy Chaperone” on Sunday, March 19th, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main Street in Rangeley. Performances will take place July 27,28,30, and 31st. An epic “musical within a comedy”, this brilliantly funny Tony Award-winner is a celebration of the American musical that harkens back to the jazz age of the 1920s. When a loyal […]

Stashes of fresh powder, neon snowsuits, foam glow sticks, young and old dancing, streams of red lights descending Grey Ghost, and pops of color in the frigid night sky made up the scene at Saddleback’s 2nd Annual February Festival on Friday, February 24, 2023. All day long the mountain was buzzing with activity, from skiers […]

The Rangeley Skating Club and the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah!, a fun-filled celebration of winter activities and competitions for the entire family, was a huge success. The event took place on Sunday, February 19th, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Town Park & Haley […]

Farmington, Maine– Franklin Memorial Hospital Nutrition Services is offering a four-week Lifestyle Nutrition course on March 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 4–5 p.m. in the Crosby Room. The course is designed to help individuals get on track with healthier eating and setting the groundwork for lifelong healthy eating success. Leslie White, MPH, RD, LD, […]

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 02/04/2023 0527hrs, Deputy Sholan responded to a residential alarm at a camp on Hotel Road in Rangeley. This was a false alarm. 0813hrs, Deputy DiSilvestro conducted a security check at a residence on Staples Pond Road in Temple. 0943hrs, Deputy DiSilvestro responded to a report of a […]

Winter weather has finally arrived! Many waters throughout the State have seen lighter angler use than normal due to poor ice conditions at the start of the season… That means waters stocked with brook trout, brown trout, landlocked salmon, splake, and rainbow trout should continue to see fast fishing action through February. Check the stocking report […]

The article below was found on Page 1 of the February 11, 1897 edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. It shares the fascinating account of an unlikely partnership forged by natural enemies to obtain food. Both the wolf and mountain lion are currently extirpated from Maine and have been for a century and a half or more. […]

The RSU 78 Board of Education met on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Rangeley Lakes Regional School. Shawn Russell, Director of Technology and Communications, and Abby Thompson, School Librarian/Media Specialist and PowerSchool SIS Admin, presented their pilot digital citizenship program that they are co-teaching. This is a new program for students in grades 4 […]