I taught writing in high school for 20 years, and encountering a student who actually liked to write was more rare than finding a teacher claiming to be paid too much. Most students reacted to the writing process as though they were eating broccoli in a candy store. They would make awful faces, whine, and […]

The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown, Tenth Bishop of Maine, will ordain Rangeley resident Nancy Ludwig to the Sacred Order of Priests on Sunday, February 19 at 3:00 pm at Rangeley’s Church of the Good Shepherd, located at 2614 Main Street. The public is invited. The solemn and joyful service of Ordination will include ancient […]

A man subcontracted by Consolidated Communications died Tuesday morning after he fell from a bucket lift atop a moving van when it struck utility wires suspended across Main Street, according to state police. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity was withheld until his family was notified. The van was driven […]

Major shifts could be coming to high school basketball enrollment classes starting next winter, according to a proposal sent to schools Friday by the Maine Principals’ Association. Under the proposal, the sport would remain divided into five classes for both boys and girls – but the largest enrollment class would expand by nearly 50 percent, […]

Many times, I sit here and wonder why am I still alive. Am I being saved for something special?  Maybe I haven’t fulfilled my purpose in life yet.  Do I even have a purpose?  Are we humans just a random bunch of creatures walking around on this planet? I am quite sure that someone, or […]

In 2015, the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (RLHT) acquired an 8-acre parcel that abutted the Rangeley Lake State Park (RLSP). The property, situated along the northern side of South Shore Drive and the southern shoreline of Rangeley Lake, is the eastern boundary of the RLSP. With restrictions preventing its subdivision and development, the property couldn’t […]

Temperature Maximum: 49° Date: 12/31/22 Minimum: 2° Date: 12/13/22 Average True Temp: 22.06452 Precipitation Total for month: 5.73” Greatest: 4.22″ Date: 12/24/22 Daily Average: 0.184839 Year to Date: 46.41” Snow Total:  29.32” Snow on Ground First Day 0.01” Snow on Ground Last Day 7” Snow to Date: 32.83” Wind Peak: 59 Date: 12/24/22 Low:  7 Date: 12/29/22 Average Peak: 23 Barometric Pressure Maximum:  […]

The following collection of short paragraphs appeared in the “With Sportsman” section of the January 9, 1896 edition of the RANGELEY LAKES. All share some fun facts or anecdotes related to moose back in the day. Personally, I just don’t see as many as I did back in the eighties. I will never forget the day […]

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an Artist Reception celebrating the works of Christine Sullivan at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater, on Friday January 20, 2023 from 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Come on out to meet the artist, enjoy complimentary refreshments and a beer/wine cash bar. […]

Avatar: The Way of the Water Jan. 20-22nd & Jan. 27-29th Showtimes: * Showtimes are modified due to length of film Friday & Saturday Jan. 20-21 :  4 & 8 PM Sunday, Jan. 22nd :  2 & 6PM Friday & Saturday Jan. 27-28 :  4 & 8 PM Sunday, Jan. 29th :  2 & 6PM Jake […]