It’s getting to be the time of year out here when sharing the road means 90 percent me and Tom, 10 percent the squirrels. (For those who might not know, “out here” is eleven miles from blacktop–where sharing can be with logging trucks, ATVs, moose, deer, the occasional excavator or cement truck and, during the […]

Event at The Rangeley Public Library “Solar Eclipse Viewing ” 12:30 pm Saturday Oct 14th, 2023 Presenter: Children’s Librarian Brittany Wetherill A Partial Eclipse will be visible from Rangeley from 12:30 – 2:30, October 14, 2023. The Rangeley Public Library will be hosting a viewing party outside in the Library Garden, presented by Children’s Librarian […]

“Stop Making Sense,” the classic Talking Heads 1984 concert film will be showcased on Saturday evening, October 14 at Rangeley’s Lakeside Theater. This special event will benefit the WRGY 90.5FM Lightning Strike Transmitter Fund and features a performance film that is generally considered to be the greatest concert movie of all time. It was selected […]

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 09/30/2023 0017hrs, Deputy Elmes responded to a car vs. deer accident on Main Street in Rangeley. Tyler Wellman (29) of Washington DC was driving a 2019 Subaru when the collision occurred. 0845hrs, Deputy Couture responded to a car vs. deer accident on Post Office Road in New […]

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  As part of their Fall curriculum, preschoolers Matilda Kolze, CeCe Grierson, Melody Lemoine, Luke Peters and Loretta Watkin were eager to pick apples and help with the cider making process. After their hard work, the group enjoyed a well-deserved snack of cider and donuts. Fall activities will continue through October, including their annual tradition […]

FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted October 3rd to confirm that the Schoolhouse Road Bridge in Madrid Township is not owned by the county. Prior to the vote, Madrid Township resident Johanna Richmond said the bridge, which is significantly deteriorated and unsafe, is a county bridge and she has paperwork that shows that the U.S. […]

It started at 12 midnight. Then came one o’clock, which slowly slid into two in the morning. I just kept thinking about the seventeen things I wanted to do when daylight got here. I knew full well that one or two of them would indeed take all day. But that mattered not, I wanted them […]