RANGELEY — On March 4 a focus group comprised of residents representing Rangeley and the surrounding plantations met at The Church of the Good Shepherd. The meeting was convened and facilitated by Jim Baumer of SeniorsPlus. Baumer is serving as project consultant for a Thriving in Place planning grant awarded by Maine Health Access Foundation. […]
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Ladies/Community Breakfast OQUOSSOC — The next Ladies/Community Breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Gingerbread House on Main Street. If anyone has a special dietary need, please call in advance so they can try to accommodate your needs. Historical Society membership meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will […]
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Missile Defense Agency to hold meetings on potential Franklin County interceptor site
RANGELEY — The federal Missile Defense Agency is holding four meetings in Franklin County to seek input on environmental issues and other concerns that people may have if a potential missile interceptor site is located in Redington Township, near Rangeley. The U.S. Navy’s remote training school in the Rangeley Lakes area is one of four […]
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Library program to discuss a case of government-ordered book burning
RANGELEY — A program on “The Books & Journals of Research-Physician Wilhelm Reich of Rangeley” will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at Rangeley Public Library. In the 1930s, Wilhelm Reich — an Austrian research-physician, scientist and prominent anti-Nazi — arrived in America, four days before the outbreak of World War Two. In […]
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Rangeley to switch to trimester system for grades K-8
RANGELEY — School Superintendent Susan Pratt began Tuesday’s school board meeting with a rundown of summer infrastructure improvements and ended the meeting by leading a walking tour of the campus. “The soccer field renovation has begun,” Pratt said. “The old shed has been demolished, and the slab foundation for the new portable is ready to […]
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Morin, Pepin to be inducted into Logger’s Hall of Fame
RANGELEY — Luc Morin and Leo Pepin will be inducted into the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum’s Logger’s Hall of Fame on Friday, July 25, during the 34th annual Logging Festival’s evening program which begins at 7 p.m. in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Main Street. Born in 1925 in Saint-Martin, Quebec, Morin began […]
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Rangeley Health & Wellness receives $20,000 challenge grant
RANGELEY — In celebration of its 20th year, Rangeley Health & Wellness has been granted a $20,000 challenge grant. For every dollar raised in the community it will be matched dollar for dollar up to a maximum of $20,000. This opportunity will enable RHW to continue and enhance the many programs and services it currently […]
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Rangeley selectmen appoint assessor
RANGELEY — Selectmen appointed Rob Duplisea as town assessor on Tuesday. His one-year contract will run through June 30, 2015. Duplisea recommended lowering the town’s property tax rate from $11.70 to $11.60 per thousand dollars of valuation. After studying the tax base and available funds, selectmen voted to reduce it to $11.55. David James advocated […]
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Well done – Student achievements
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Anna C. Snook of Auburn received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude from Boston College at its 138th commencement on May 19. Snook, who majored in sociology and environmental studies, is the daughter of Cathy and Ed Snook, and a graduate of Cheverus High School. — NASHVILLE — Meghan […]
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It’s Logging Museum Woodchip Contest time!
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum invites every girl and boy aged 6 to 8 to sign up for the Little Miss and Mister Woodchip Contest to be held at 7 p.m. Friday, July 25, in the Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal). The Woodchip program is part of the Logging Museum’s 34th […]