RANGELEY — Two brothers from Connecticut were rescued Tuesday from Rangeley Lake after one of their kayaks capsized. The two were in the 55-degree water for about an hour, Fire Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said. The younger, Mark Lovesoy, 17, was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to be treated for near hypothermia at Franklin […]
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Selectmen greenlight New England Pond Hockey Tournament
RANGELEY — In a unanimous vote Monday, selectmen approved the permit for the ninth annual New England Pond Hockey Tournament, to be held on Haley Pond starting Saturday, Jan. 31. Tournament organizer Linda Sikes said the festival is expanding its television advertising leading up to a big celebration for the event’s 10th anniversary in 2016. […]
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Rangeley fire personnel shop for children’s Christmas party
FARMINGTON — Four Rangeley firefighters and fire police shopped the aisles of Wal-Mart on Thursday for some of the hottest toys for their Kids for Christmas Party on Dec. 13. It will be the 14th annual party the Fire-Rescue Department and its Auxiliary has held, Capt. Clyde Chapman said. The money for gifts is from […]
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Rangeley seeks members for planning, sewer panels
RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen plans to draft a letter asking residents to serve on the Sewer Commission and the Planning Commission. Neither commission can legally function without the required number of members, and selectmen are not allowed to take over any commission duties. If no one steps forward, voters at the June 2015 […]
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School Street project to require additional funds from Rangeley
RANGELEY — The Select Board expressed dismay at Monday’s meeting when Earl Ross from the Road Committee reported that the new road surface on School Street is nine inches lower than the Town Office and Fire House parking lot, and extra excavation and paving will be required to connect the two levels. When Ross approached […]
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Selectmen award bid for stormwater pond
RANGELEY — The Board of Selectmen awarded the maintenance for the town’s stormwater pond to M & H Construction at Monday’s meeting. The winning bid was $24,989. The only other bid was from E.L. Vining for $48,717. The board’s original estimate for the project was $25,000. The pond operates as a trap to settle out […]
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Franklin County firefighters remember Lac-Megantic a year later
FARMINGTON — It will be a day of memories and recognition when about 20 local firefighters return to Lac-Megantic, Quebec on Sunday. Mayor Colette Roy Laroche invited the Franklin County firefighters who responded to a deadly oil train derailment a year ago to return for a commemorative mass and recognition service. In the early hours […]
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Firefighters save Rangeley house; sheds destroyed
RANGELEY — A fire that started from improperly disposed ashes destroyed two sheds on Spruce Street, off Route 4, on Saturday night. No one was injured and damage was estimated at about $20,000 to the shed and contents, fire Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday. The fire was accidental and caused by improper disposal of wood […]
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Rangeley fire chief to testify in D.C. on Lac-Megantic tragedy
The chaos and fire were unlike anything Tim Pellerin had seen in his 34-year career. After making the two-hour drive in July 2013 to help devastated Lac-Megantic, Quebec, following a major crude-oil train derailment there, the Rangeley Fire Department and other Western Maine crews found almost no one else on scene who spoke English. Their […]
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Rangeley fire investigation turned over to Maine investigators
RANGELEY — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Massachusetts couple’s two-story log home at 3 Furbish Road on Thursday morning, fire Chief Tim Pellerin said Friday. “The property was insured, but will be a total loss due to extensive interior damage,” he said. Pellerin […]