JAY — Eighteen-year-old Ashley Sidney of Livermore Falls has her plans set for her career. She has always wanted to be a lawyer, she said Tuesday. She is not sure what field in the profession she’ll enter, she said, but she will figure it out as she goes along. Sidney, a 2011 graduate of Livermore […]
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Pond Hockey Tournament a go for Rangeley
RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved a permit application for the annual Pond Hockey Tournament on Feb. 3-5 on Haley Pond. Event coordinator Linda Sikes gave a rundown of the event. She said they are planning on 11 or 12 rinks this year for four divisions. The site will open at […]
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Madeleine Marie de Sinety Behrman
RANGELEY — A Mass of Christian Burial for Madeleine Marie de Sinety Behrman of Rangeley was held Thursday from St. Luke’s Catholic Church, Rangeley, with Father Paul Plante officiating. Pallbearers were Bertrand de Sinety, Severin Beliveau, Ana Rothschild, Amos Rothschild, Harry Rothschild, Walker Fleming, Michael Schrader, Shirley Schrader, Kelsey Orests, Sonja Johnson, Pam Ellis, Kerry […]
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Rangeley museum offers chance to view the sky
RANGELEY — The Wilhelm Reich Museum will host another “Sky Program” on Monday, Jan. 9. Using an 8SE NexStar Computerized Telescope, participants will learn about the telescope, filters and lenses; and view planets, stars and the moon. They will also learn about the constellations and how to view the night sky with binoculars. The program […]
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Madeleine Marie de Sinety Behrman
RANGELEY — On the first day of winter, Dec. 22, the photographer Madeleine Marie de Sinety Behrman, died at her home in Rangeley. She was born in 1934, at the Château de Valmer in the Loire Valley in France. The last quarter century, she has lived in the state of Maine. She did her primary […]
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Story hour FAYETTE — There will be a story hour at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Underwood Memorial Library. There will be stories, crafts and refreshments with Lady Elaine and Friends. For more information call the library at 685-3778 or Elaine Wilcox at 685-3886. Community breakfast RANGELEY — The next community breakfast with […]
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Without snow, seasonal sales slow
RUMFORD — Winter recreationists, snowmobile dealers and Nordic ski center managers are lamenting Maine’s lack of snow this month. However, sales and service are up in most places, such as Mike and Julie Ferguson’s Yamaha dealership, the Rev It Up Sport Shop in Rangeley. “Sales are better this December than they were last December, not […]
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Rangeley selectmen approve permits for Snodeo, fireworks
RANGELEY — Selectmen this week quickly approved permits for the annual Snodeo. Sandi Dumont, secretary of the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club, which sponsors the event, gave a quick rundown of the schedule, including Casino Night at the Rangeley Inn on Thursday, Jan. 19, children’s activities such as gingerbread man decorating at the Gingerbread House in […]
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Auditions for ‘Diva’ production set for Dec. 28
RANGELEY — Production is under way for “Diva Goes to the Moon,” in which Carolyn Smith and Barney Martin will re-enact parts of “The Honeymooners,” a sitcom set in the 1950s. Auditions for roles in the production will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Moose Alley. Auditioners should come prepared with […]
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June Davenport Plummer
RANGELEY — June Davenport Plummer, 91, of Rangeley, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on, Tuesday, Dec. 20. She was born in Rangeley, June 30, 1920, a daughter of Walter B. and Eva (Hinkley) Davenport. She received her education in Rangeley schools and after her graduation, continued her education at the University […]