The following short article appeared in the February 20, 1913, edition of the Maine Woods newspaper. It shares an interesting story about some of the boys at the lumber mill in Reddington having a bit of fun at the expense of a salesman ‘From Away’. A few things stand out. One, that folks could keep […]

RUMFORD — Feb.6, 2024- Mountain Valley’s Jaden Boulanger, Rangeley’s Breezy Quimby and Maranacook’s Thatcher Riley claimed titles at the Mountain Valley Conference Alpine skiing state championships at Black Mountain of Maine. Boulanger, last year’s Class B state champion in the slalom and runner-up in the giant slalom, won Tuesday’s girls giant slalom race with a […]

All the people charged are innocent until proven guilty.   02/17/2024 0721hrs, Deputy Gray investigated a request to provide security while a person moved out of a residence on East Madrid Road in Phillips. 0753hrs, Deputy Couture responded to a car vs. deer accident on the Phillips Road in Strong. Benjamin Jewett (17) of Winthrop was […]

The University of Maine at Farmington is holding a free and open-to-the-public Education Career Fair featuring employers from school districts and educational organizations from throughout the state. The event will be held on Monday, March 4, from 1-3 p.m., in the North Dining Hall, in the UMF Olsen Student Center located at 111 South St. […]

The 2024 Winter Kids Winter Games wrapped up their competition on February 2nd and on February 13th Rangeley Lakes Regional School found out they placed silver for the second year in a row! This marks the 4th year that RLRS has participated in the games, completing four weeks of WinterKids outdoor learning challenges and competing against 16 […]

  SADDLEBACK SKI RESORT – NEW LISTING – A wonderful year-round house at one of the most exciting ski areas in the east! Wide open floor plan with 18-foot cathedral ceilings, exposed beams and 2 gas fireplaces. This contemporary chalet design is great for entertaining and offers enough space for the whole family with 6 […]

Western Maine Audubon is sponsoring a talk by Greg LeClair titled, “Maine Big Night: Amphibian Migration Monitoring.” The talk will be held live in Thomas Auditorium, Preble Hall on the UMF campus on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:00 pm. It is free and open to the general public. April showers bring more than just May […]

Auditions will be held at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St in Rangeley on March 2nd from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Auditions are open to everyone regardless of past stage experience and we’d love to have some new talent participate! At the audition, prepare music and side. Audition form, music, sides and dancer audition […]

In a quiet yet consequential gathering on February 20th, 2024, the Rangeley Board of Selectmen delved into pressing community concerns, fiscal deliberations, and future initiatives, marking another chapter in the town’s governance. The Board of Selectmen, immediately after opening the meeting, entered Executive Session #1 in accordance with Title One Chapter 13, sub-chapter 1 4056 […]

That proud participant would be me, even though I was on one of the three non-winning teams (a term much preferred over LOSERS) participating in the Bonspiel, the preferred term for the past three or four centuries for a curling tournament.  They were/are as follows:  the winning SnowSource team, The Stoners, Team Alpine, and Orange […]