Legion fair raffle winners FARMINGTON — American Legion Post 28 held a public raffle at Farmington Fair. The prizes were a 100 gallons of fuel oil and a stainless steel gas grill, Charles Bennett said. Tim Bowen, a member of the Legion, won the fuel oil and donated it back to the Post, he said. […]
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Bullying program in place at Rangeley school
RANGELEY — The School Board heard a detailed program on bullying and approved a music instructor at Tuesday’s meeting. First-grade teacher Donna Brown presented an overview of the problem of bullying and detailed strategies for dealing with it. Brown recently graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington with a master’s degree in early childhood […]
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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in Rangeley drug case
FARMINGTON — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court to a reduced felony charge of conspiracy to traffic illegal drugs. Under the plea agreement, Michael Chandler, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced by Justice Michaela Murphy to 239 days in jail, fined $400 fine and forfeited $7,000. Three felony charges of aggravated […]
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Firefighters, rangers squash underground fire near Rangeley
SEVEN PONDS TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from several towns and forest rangers fought a woods fire Saturday on Cow Ridge, north of Rangeley in Franklin County. The fire is believed to have started by a lightning strike about a week ago and traveled underground along the roots, Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday. The […]
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New president takes helm at Rangeley Logging Museum
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Logging Museum welcomed their new president, Ken Astor, at the August Board of Directors’ meeting. At that time, Ron Haines took on the title of past president after a three-year term that might have set records in this town for amount of projects completed per season for one organization. Anyone driving […]
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Lac-Megantic firefighters coming to Rangeley
RANGELEY — Fire Chief Tim Pellerin reported to the selectmen meeting Tuesday that a contingent of firefighters from Lac-Megantic, Quebec, will visit Maine on Oct. 11 to thank the fire companies that aided them in their train disaster. The Canadian firefighters will bring flags to sign and exchange. Other Maine fire departments will share expenses […]
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William ‘Bunk’ E. Spiller
1930 – 2013 SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — William “Bunk” E. Spiller, 82, of Sandy River Plantation, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, Sept. 13, with his family by his side. He was born in Rangeley on Sept. 17, 1930, son of Harold H. Spiller, Sr. and Evelyn Estell (Overton) Spiller. He attended school […]
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Historical Society meets Sept. 18 NEW VINEYARD — The New Vineyard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Smith Hall on Main Street. Nancy Jane Porter will discuss how the Farmington Historical Society entered parts of its collection into the free Maine Memory Network. The three villages of New Portland and […]
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Rangeley school board learns of outdoor program
RANGELEY — The school board saw two PowerPoint presentations, voted for funds for a school bus parking area, and elected a new vice chairman at its meeting Tuesday. Lucy Simonds, Middle School math teacher and Outing Club sponsor, presented “A Trail to Every Classroom,” a program she has developed with support from the National Park […]
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Rangeley ATV Club leaders resign
RANGELEY — Board of Selectmen Chairman Dave Burgess announced Tuesday that Mike and Julie Ferguson are resigning as president and vice president of the Rangeley ATV Club. Burgess said the club’s membership has dwindled to 45 people, and the Fergusons are spending their own money and attempting to fix the trails with no help. Citing […]