Life isn’t so rosy if you’re a Rumford resident: Your commute is longer, your job pays less and that family next door is a lot more likely to be living in poverty. Call Lewiston home? If you’re 60 or older, there’s about a 50-50 chance you speak French or some other foreign language (but it’s probably […]
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Reich Museum to host sky program
RANGELEY — The Wilhelm Reich Museum will host “Sky Program” on the second Monday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. It will start on Dec. 12 and continue throughout the winter months at the museum’s Conference Center on Dodge Pond Road. Using an 8SE NexStar Computerized Telescope, participants will learn about the telescope, […]
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Holly Days to feature Parade of Trees auction
RANGELEY — The eighth annual Mountain Holly Days, sponsored by the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce, will be held Friday through Saturday, Dec. 9 to 11, in the villages of Rangeley and Oquossoc. Participating businesses will offer special discounts, including discounts on gift certificates, promotional items and dining specials. Festivities will include a free marshmallow […]
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Rangeley Friends of Arts sponsoring two programs
RANGELEY — Rangeley Friends of the Arts will sponsor two programs to celebrate the Christmas season: a Christmas concert by the Rangeley Community Chorus on Wednesday, Dec. 7, and a “Walk to Bethlehem” pageant on Sunday, Dec. 11. “A Holiday Invitation” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Good Shepherd. […]
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Workshop promotes knowledge of things to do in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A workshop to help answer tourists’ questions on what Franklin County has to offer for fun activities will be presented at three locations this month. What’s There To Do Around Here, Anyway? is to help those who meet and greet people. The workshop will be presented by Susan Atwood of Wilson Lake Inn […]
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Woodsmen, butchers say Maine moose and deer crawling with ticks
WEST PARIS — Moose and deer tick infestations this year are among the worst that woodsmen and big-game meat processors have seen. They’re blaming the population boom on unseasonably warm weather and the lack of prolonged deep freezes during winter. Shed antler hunters such as Jerrold Mason of West Paris and Eric Hall of Jackman […]
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Craft fair FARMINGTON — The Sandy Rivers Annual Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Sandy River Nursing Care Center, Route 133. Seafood chowder or corn chowder will be sold from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Keep Me Warm supper FAYETTE — The next Keep Me […]
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Food, craft sale FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold a food and craft sale from 8 a.m. until sold out on Friday, Dec. 2, in the hospital’s Bass Room. Emblem Club fair FARMINGTON — The Farmington Emblem Club 460 will host a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. […]
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Rangeley police to increase patrols for holiday season
RANGELEY — The Police Department will beef up its patrols during the upcoming holiday season. “We received a grant from the Maine Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety for increased patrol between Thanksgiving and New Year’s,” Chief Dennis Leahy said Tuesday. The grant is for about $3,000, he said. [email protected]
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Michaud staff to host office hours in Rangeley
RANGELEY — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud announced that his staff will be available to meet with Mainers on Friday, Nov. 18, in Rangeley on issues they are facing with federal agencies and to discuss services available through his office. Matt Dubois from Michaud’s Lewiston office will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at […]