RANGELEY — The Rangeley Skating Club and the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce have announced that the third annual Rangeley Winterpaloozah!, a celebration of winter activities and competitions for the family, was a huge success. The event took place on Feb. 18 at Haley Pond and Rangeley Town Park. The Skating Club and the Rangeley […]
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Ardine "Tiny" Collins
GORHAM — Ardine “Tiny” Collins passed away Monday, Feb. 26, at the age of 89, at the Gorham House. Born Oct. 21, 1928, he was the fourth child of Vernon Daniel Collins and Esma Ross Collins. No one knew of him as Ardine, instead referring to him by his lifelong nickname of “Tiny.” Tiny earned his […]
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Maryland man seriously injured in snowmobile crash on Rangeley Lake
RANGELEY — A Maryland man was seriously injured Wednesday when he was thrown from his snowmobile when it hit a pressure ridge on Rangeley Lake, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service said in a news release. Mark Chase, 46, of Baldwin, Maryland was operating a 2017 Polaris Switchback 800 snowmobile near Hunter Cove […]
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And One: Ticket information and other notes from basketball tournament
Ibn Khalid (23) of Edward Little High School and Andrew Rent of Gorham compete for a loose ball during a game in Auburn earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) Edward Little fans worried about attending both the girls’ and boys’ Class AA state championships on Friday making their wallets a little lighter can […]
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Vinalhaven tops Rangeley in D South girls’ basketball final
Brooke Egan of Rangeley shoots over Deja Doughty of Vinalhaven during the fourth quarter in Augusta on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — A rare charge call against Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes lit a fire in the Vinalhaven senior. That was the spark the Vikings needed to repeat as Class D South girls’ basketball regional champions, which […]
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Rangeley outlasts Temple in D South semifinal
Rangeley’s Natasha Haley pressures Temple’s Sarah Derosiers during their Class D tournament game in Augusta on Thursday. Rangeley’s Ellah Smith is at right. (David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — With a lineup that included a couple of eighth-graders and a sophomore on the floor at the same time, ,it’s understandable that the Rangeley girls basketball team […]
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D South girls' quarterfinal: Haley, Rangeley handle Pine Tree
AUGUSTA — Once Natasha Haley got going, her Rangeley teammates followed along, and the Lakers pulled away for a 55-28 win over Pine Tree Academy in the Class D South girls’ basketball quarterfinals Monday. “We definitely look for her in a lot of ways,” Rangeley coach Heidi Deery said. “She’s a great player, and we’re […]
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Dog days of Winterpaloozah
RANGELEY — Most of the dogs — emphasis on “most” — were enthusiastic Sunday morning about the Winterpaloozah keg pull. As they warmed up for their turns pulling an empty keg down a snow-covered track, canine contestants enjoyed plenty of attention and backscratching from the large crowd gathered at the Rangeley town park. Owners hoped to […]
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Fire destroys restored lake house in Rangeley Plantation
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A chimney fire is believed to be the cause of a blaze that destroyed a restored 1910 lake house at 1209 Bemis Road early Saturday morning, Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said. Owner Les Mcphee was alerted to the 12:40 a.m. blaze by smoke detectors and escaped unharmed. Popping sounds were […]
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D South boys' quarterfinal: No. 1 Greenville cruises past No. 8 Rangeley
AUGUSTA — The Rangeley boys’ basketball team needed a perfect game. And a sluggish showing from its Greenville opponent. It got neither. Greenville came in as the defending champion and top seed and played like it, scoring 21 of the first 23 points and never looking back en route to a 56-22 win in a […]