RANGELEY — An article on Page B2 of Thursday’s Franklin edition should have stated that Rangeley Lakes Regional School Principal Sherry Connally is retiring. The information was incorrectly reported.
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Family calls for boycott of Rangeley Snodeo
RANGELEY — Family and friends of three snowmobilers believed to have driven into open water on Rangeley Lake on Dec. 30 have called for a boycott of the annual Snodeo festival, saying it’s disrespectful for the event to be held before the snowmobilers’ bodies have been recovered. Glen and Jackie Henderson, the son and wife […]
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Ham dinner at Masons NEW SHARON — A ham dinner will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Masonic Lodge Hall, Route 2. The meal includes mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, baby carrots, rolls, apple sauce, pies, tea and coffee. The cost is $8 for adults, $6 for ages 6 […]
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Snodeo to go on in Rangeley
Members of Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club met with representatives from the Maine Warden Service and town officials Wednesday and decided to go ahead with the festival, Club President Steve Dudley said. Recovery efforts for the missing snowmobilers has remained on hold as the Maine Warden Service monitors ice conditions, Cpl. John MacDonald said. “It’s extremely […]
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Search for snowmobilers in Rangeley Lake still on hold
RANGELEY — Efforts to recover the bodies of three snowmobilers believed to be in Rangeley Lake remained on hold Tuesday morning, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Ice conditions on the lake continue to make it difficult for rescue personnel, and the Maine Warden Service continues to monitor the conditions. The […]
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Search for Rangeley snowmobilers on hold
RANGELEY — The Maine Warden Service suspended recovery efforts today for the bodies of three snowmobilers in Rangeley Lake. Wardens are waiting until the lake freezes above the area where the bodies are believed to be, at which point they can establish a firm base from which to search the area below the ice. Wardens […]
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Lillian Ellis
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Lillian Ellis of Rangeley, passed away in the early hours of Jan. 2, at her winter residence of Panama City, Fla., with her husband, Paul at her side. Lillian was born to Louise and Alden Grant on June 8, 1937, in Freeport, and launched on a journey of excitement and an […]
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“Items of interest” found in Rangeley Lake, but search postponed due to harsh weather
RANGELEY — The Maine Warden Service using sonar on Thursday spotted “items of interest” as the search continued for the bodies of three snowmobilers in Rangeley Lake. The snowmobilers still had not been found as of Thursday evening and the search was postponed at least until the weekend. Lt. Kevin Adam of the Maine Warden […]
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Oxford Plains Speedway vigil honors missing snowmobilers
OXFORD — Hundreds of friends and relatives commemorated three men presumed dead after disappearing on Rangeley Lake while snowmobiling Sunday. Mourners crowded around a bonfire in the freezing night, holding up candles pushed through Dixie cups to catch the wax and block the wind. Glenn Henderson, 43, of Sabattus, his cousin, Kenneth Henderson, 40, of […]
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Rangeley growth plan gets state approval
RANGELEY — Chairman Gary Shaeffer told the Board of Selectmen at Wednesday’s meeting that the town’s new comprehensive plan was approved by the Maine State Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The plan can now move into an implementation phase, he said. Schaeffer started the meeting by asking the board and the assembled public to […]