RANGELEY — Wrestling with a weak-snow winter and premature summer temperatures in March, the trio of ski resorts still open in Maine are taking advantage of the recent dip in temperatures and have fired up their snow-making systems. Saddleback Ski Area in Rangeley first announced it was making snow early Monday followed shortly by announcements […]
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Travis Tritt headlines benefit concert in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Two-time Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry member Travis Tritt will take the stage July 28 at the Rangeley Region Health & Wellness Pavilion. Over his 20-year career Tritt has racked up seven platinum selling albums (one triple platinum); 40 songs on the Hot Country Songs charts, including five that reached No. […]
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Rangeley selectmen approve music festival for summer
RANGELEY — Selectmen approved Tuesday the Rangeley Region Health and Wellness Partnership’s application to hold its outdoor music festival this summer. This will be the partnership’s fourth festival and the third consecutive one. Set for Saturday, July 28, the festival’s featured act is scheduled to be country music star Travis Tritt. The board also approved […]
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J. Dunlap: Insurance coverage needed
In a perfect world, there would be no cancer. All children would be born perfect. We would all be healthy at birth and throughout our entire lives. But this world comes with many perils; children are born with disabilities, men get prostate cancer, women get cervical and breast cancer. And those need tests to detect […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to 26 calls during the past week. Assault An assault on a 23-year-old Rangeley man was reported at 3:16 p.m. March 9 in the parking lot of the Subway restaurant on Main Street. Lt. Roy Hodsdon said a teen about 18 years old with dark hair and facial hair […]
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Rangeley region eyes update for scenic byway plan
PULLOUT: “The story of Rangeley is a great story. You have something here that’s ready for prime time. We’re Mainers — we understate things, and we’ve got to get over that in our marketing.” Fred Michaud, Maine Department of Transportation RANGELEY — Rangeley Lakes National Scenic Byway has received a small grant to revise its […]
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Rangeley School Board OKs Quebec trip for 8th grade
RANGELEY — The School Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the eighth grade class trip to Quebec in May. Kelsey Orestis, a middle school social studies and language arts teacher, said the trip has been an annual event for 25 years. “The trip provides educational opportunities in geography, history and communication,” Orestis said, “and it’s a […]
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Dummy Downhill FARMINGTON — Titcomb Mountain will host the 15th annual Dummy Downhill Competition at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10. Registration will begin at noon. Judging of the dummies will begin at 1 p.m. in front of the lodge. The competition begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Main Slope. The dummies will be judged in […]
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Price Is Right JAY — The Price Is Right Show will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Spruce Mountain Middle School, starring Jeff Parsons from Q97.9 morning radio show. Tickets went on sale March 1. They are $6 in advance, and are available at each of the RSU 73 school offices. Call […]
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LURC forum STRATTON — On Thursday, March 1, Greater Franklin Development Corporation in partnership with the Western Mountains Alliance will host a community forum exploring land use and the potential impacts of proposed legislation to reform the Land Use Regulation Commission. The forum will be held at the Eustis Community Building in Stratton from 6 […]