The commissioner’s office, technology department and county Emergency Management Agency are scheduled to move in April 22.
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Franklin County opens 2025 TIF grant application process
Organizations and others in the unorganized territory in Franklin County have until May 2 to submit applications for funds connected to economic development.
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Franklin County accepts draft $11 million budget for county government, jail
The spending plan for 2025-26 is a combined $781,658 increase and will go to the Budget Advisory Committee for review.
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Rooted in Rangeley: Spring Cabin Cleaning
Spring is in the air and, at last, the sun is peeking out. Finally, you can throw open your windows and exchange a breath of it for the staleness that’s been hanging in your house, along with the ghosts of that corned beef and cabbage you cooked a couple of weeks ago. The birds are […]
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White Nose Pete Fly Fishing Festival returns June 6 & 7
Are you curious about fly fishing? Maybe you already love it and are eager to learn more. Whether you’re a beginner, an enthusiast, or somewhere in between, we have an event for you at the Rangeley Inn on June 6 and 7: the White Nose Pete Fly Fishing Festival. If you’ve ever visited the Outdoor […]
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Feasting on foraged fiddleheads
If you’ve taken a walk in the forest or along the banks of a river, stream or brook, chances are you’ve stumbled across the delicate fan-like leaves of ferns. In the spring, ferns awaken from winter dormancy and new life begins to sprout on dark brown crowns. For many ferns, the sprouts appear as a […]
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2025 Rangeley Birding Festival
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust teams up with Saddleback Mountain for the annual festival which takes place June 5-8.
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Franklin County selectmen choose budget committee members
Eleven budget committee members were chosen to represent the districts they live in.
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Rangeley school board approves 2025-26 budget
RSU 78 Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the proposed $5.9 million budget. The open format budget hearing will be held on May 6 at Rangeley Lakes Regional School.
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Snapshots in Time: Early fishing at the Rangeleys
This edition features an article on the excellent brook trout fishing in “the Rangeleys” during the mid-19th century, originally published on page 5 of the March 25, 1897, RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. We hope you enjoy it. (Contemporary commentary found in italics). Early Fishing at the Rangeleys In conversation with Mrs. Sarah Soule, an early settler […]