Half a lifetime ago at the age of 30, I sabotaged my life and ran away from my New Jersey home. I gave away my business booking comedy clubs, said goodbye to friends, wrote a short note to my parents saying I would be back in a few days, climbed into my red 1990 Hyundai, […]
Stephanie Dellavalle
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.
RSU 78 Board Update
August 2022 The RSU 78 Board of Education met on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Chair Mary Richards reminded the board of the upcoming board workshops for new board member training. Superintendent Georgia Campbell shared that K-2 has selected a new reading program and that the program will be piloted in the 2022/2023 school year and […]
Ukrainian Visitors Undertake an Arduous Sixty-two hour Trip to Rangeley
Whatever you’ve done this summer will pale in the light of what one of our Rangeley families has experienced. Maybe you had a long drive to get here or perhaps you flew part way and missed a connection or had a cancellation of your flight. I’ll bet what ever happened to you, it did not […]
FREE Storytelling Workshops Continue this Fall
Have you ever wished you could keep a crowd on the edge of their seats with a good story? Well now is your chance! Participants should come to the workshop with some ideas for your own story, something that really happened to you. Since you are telling a true story, there are no lines that […]
Board Takes Up Many Items At Meeting
The Rangeley Board of Selectmen met on September 19 for their second meeting of the month. It is uncommon for a school item to be on the Selectmen’s agenda. A Rangeley Lakes Regional School Board member was removed, per policy, for a series of unexcused absences which created an opening on the Board. The Selectmen […]
Comedian Brian Glowacki in Rangeley
RANGELEY – The Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) proudly hosts Comedian Brian Glowacki for one show only October 8, 2022 at 7 PM, at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley. General Admission tickets are available now only at BGLOWCOMEDY.com. Enjoy cash bar (beer/wine) and snacks before and during the shows. The Rangeley Friends of […]
Rangeley Health and Wellness Receives Grant for Senior Art Program from the Maine Arts Commission
Rangeley Health and Wellness has received a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts for its Help Adult Respite Care (HARC) program. The Creative Aging Grant supports the collaboration between artists and organizations in developing high-quality participatory arts programs for older adults. With these […]
A Matter of Redemption
For many in our area, hearing that Rudy Davis’ Redemption station will be closing its doors sometime in December is very sad news. What a good example of not appreciating something fully until it is too late. I’ve always been thankful for the hard work of Mr. Davis, former Fire Chief Davis, and all his […]
Property Spotlight: Unique Lakefront Home
371 Bald Mountain Road, Rangeley, ME-Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Unique lakefront home on 4 lovely acres of flat lawns leading to 585′ of deep-water frontage along a west-facing shoreline with a sandy beach and dock and boathouse. Amazing mountain views across Mooselook Lake to the forever-wild western shore. Original log ‘cabin’ includes a great room with 20′ […]
A Life Saved at the Farmington Fair
Farmington, Maine – On Sunday’s opening day of the Franklin County Agricultural Fair, Healthy Community Coalition’s (HCC) mobile health unit staff assisted with saving a life from a drug overdose. HCC staff immediately responded when a panicked individual approached them asking for Narcan to help a person who had overdosed. Naloxone (brand name Narcan) is a medicine that can reverse an overdose from opioid medications, heroin, fentanyl or other drugs. Ashley McCarthy of HCC and […]