FARMINGTON — Looking for a single college course, a series of courses or a complete academic program that helps you meet your career and personal goals? Registration for the University of Maine at Farmington’s winter term and spring semester courses is now open to the public. UMF offers a broad range of course formats to […]
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Extension offers holiday gifts for gardeners
REGION — If you’re in need of a gift for the gardener in your life, University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering eight new bundles of pre-recorded webinars on gardening-related topics. The On Demand Webinar bundles include three to four pre-recorded webinars plus helpful related resources. New topics include: ornamental garden design and maintenance, garden […]
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Shelley Jamison of Bessey Insurance retires after 35 years
TURNER — Shelley started working in the insurance industry in 1990 with her mother, Norma Bessey Colby, when Bessey Insurance Agency was run out of her home. Mom had taken over the agency from her parents, Marion [Waterman] Bessey and Gerald Heald Bessey in 1977. Bessey Insurance was formed in 1939, based at Shelley’s grandparents’ […]
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Wandering: Mountains
My favorite mountain outside of western Maine is Mount Rainer in Washington. I am fortunate enough to have the ability to explore the mountain and surrounding park fairly regularly. The active volcano, capped with glacial ice, peaks at more than 14,000 feet above sea level. The visitor center in Paradise, WA is 5,400 feet above […]
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Scenic byway project moves forward
The project, which is in the early stages of development, include planning, designing, engineering and constructing two Gateway Connector Hubs on properties owned by the Town of Rangeley.
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Rangeley Friends of the Arts plans free holiday events
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts announces its schedule of free holiday events. RFA will host its annual Holiday Open House on Friday, Dec. 6 from 5 – 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. Light complementary refreshments will be served. A beer and wine cash bar will be available. Highlights […]
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RLRS Drama Club presents fun-filled Wizard of Oz performances
RANGELEY — Rangeley Lakes Regional School’s Drama Club danced us down the Yellow Brick Road for three fun-filled performances of The Wizard of Oz, on November 15, 16, and 17. The 19-member cast was comprised of students from the fifth grade all the way to the twelfth. Erin Smith, K-12 music teacher, directed, for her […]
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Franklin County awards $544,722 to 10 entities from federal relief allotment
A total of 17 requests totaled $1.2 million.
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Movie Review: Double feature
The battle for second place at the domestic box office this past weekend (behind the fourth weekend of “Venom: The Last Dance”) was close, with two films hovering around the $11 million mark. Since neither film is a big hit, I’ve decided to toss them both a quick review. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Sadly, […]
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Students at Mexico and Rumford schools learn about honeybees
2024 American Honey Princess Lainey Bell told fourth-grade students at Meroby Elementary School and Rumford Elementary School that her job “is to travel around the entire country and talk to people about honey and about honeybees.”