A service of Thanksgiving is scheduled for Thanksgiving morning at Reeds Mill Church in Madrid, 10:00 AM, November 24. All are welcome! Celebrating its 130th anniversary this year, the church at 995 Reeds Mill Road remains essentially as it was when built: no electricity or running water, and with original kerosene lamps. This service has […]

For the 40th Year, the Vestry of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rangeley is hosting the Annual Seniors’ Thanksgiving Dinner. In 2022 it will take place on Sunday, November 20th, from Noon to 2:00 PM in the Undercroft of the Church at 2614 Main Street. The dinner will include home-cooked turkey with all […]

The various articles below appeared in the November 1, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES. Enjoy this peek back in time and be sure to make some great Rangeley history of your own! Some items have been redacted for space reasons, otherwise all text reprinted just as it appeared in 1896. Contemporary commentary appears in […]

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My introduction to politics came in 1973 when my father helped run the campaign for Harry McEnroe’s bid for election to the Essex County Board of Freeholders, and Harry won. I helped my father stuff, seal, and stamp hundreds of envelopes espousing why Harry was best suited for this position; whatever a Freeholder was, Harry […]

I heat my little space of life with wood heat. Over the years, I have discovered that wood heat just does not go around corners. One room can be nice and toasty, while the very adjacent one ya freezing ya buns off. To keep all the areas close to comfy, you need to run fans […]

RLRS Student Council President Isabelle Whittier, and Vice President Lily Shaffer, worked with the Student Council advisor, Maryam Emami, to coordinate a local day of service that was held on October 18. Ten students combined their efforts to rake and gather leaves at two homes looking for some assistance: seniors Isabelle Whittier and Daxxtyn Williams; […]

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The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an entertaining evening of personal storytelling on November 11, 2022, 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 […]

At the Rangeley Board of Selectmen’s request, Matt Caldwell the Town’s Assessor, joined their October 17th meeting via Zoom.  The Selectmen had questions for him about the impact of the State’s annual preliminary Valuation Report for 2023.  The Valuation Report showed a 17.95% increase ($100,000,000.00) from last year’s property values.  This increase resulted in the […]