The Rangeley Friends of the Arts held an awards ceremony Sept. 11 for its seventh annual Western Mountain Photography Show. The theme for the 2021 exhibit was “Journey.” The 2021 winners are as follows. Best in Show: Rena LeClair’s “Into the Light”. Color Category: First place: Jennifer Hickey’s “Take the Bus,” second place: Allen Wicken’s […]
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Retired educators to meet at Rangeley church
The Franklin County Retired Educators are scheduled to hold their first fall meeting at 11 a.m. Monday Sept. 27, at the Episcopal Church on Main Street in Rangeley. The program will start at 11 a.m., so members and guests should arrive about 10:45 p.m. and dress relaxed for easy movement activities outside, weather permitting. The […]
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Rangeley’s ‘Doc’ Grant was a parachuting pioneer
Grant had been well known for dashing adventures in the Farmington area, where he also ran a restaurant on the town’s Main Street.
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9/11 remembrance ceremonies set for Saturday
AUBURN — The Auburn Fire Department will hold its 20th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremony starting at 8:40 a.m. at Central Station, 550 Minot Ave., with a welcome and opening remarks by Chief Robert Chase. The event will be livestreamed on the city of Auburn’s Facebook page. At 8:46 a.m. — the time the first tower […]
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Sabattus hires former Wilton man as town manager
Timothy Kane was town manager of Rangeley for two years.
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Rangeley church plans circa 1920s historical service
RANGELEY — The Church of the Good Shepherd plans to hold a circa 1920s historical service at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 2614 Main St., Rangeley. The event is part of the church’s centennial anniversary celebration: “The Shepherd’s Arms — 100 Years of Reaching Out in Love.” The service will feature the liturgy that […]
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Rangeley teen’s intensely personal artwork brings her to art school and a Times Square billboard
Beginning with an art contest in her hometown, Sophie Chu-O’Neil has made her way to Maine College of Art and Design in Portland and into a summer internship in New York City.
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Rangeley Community Chorus to perform
The Rangeley Community Chorus plans to present “So Happy Together,” an evening of music about being together, happiness, singing, and being happy about being together and singing. The concert is set to begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley. The concert will include songs presented […]
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Fire levels unoccupied home in Wilsons Mills early Thursday morning
State investigators are working to determine the cause.