The Rangeley Junior Guides summer program completed another successful and engaging year. Both the basic and advanced groups were involved in ambitious and challenging indoor and outdoor learning experiences. Our Basic Program explores the habitat of Maine’s native animals, offering hands-on exploration of tracks, skulls, jaws, teeth and pelts. Experts mentored the group in the […]
Stephanie Dellavalle
Stephanie Dellavalle has been the general manager and editor of The Rangeley Highlander since 2013 and writes about the community and events in the area. A graduate of Hunter College in NYC, she and her husband are empty-nesters who live in the village of Oquossoc in Rangeley.
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Thank you NorthStar
To the Editor: Good afternoon, I would like to publicly thank Justin and Harold of North Star EMS stationed in Rangeley, the Rangeley Fire Department, the Maine Warden Service and the Border Patrol Staff for their rescue and their medical treatment of a friend who was injured in a fall on Bald Mountain in Oquossoc […]
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Sidney Wade offers free poetry workshop at Rangeley Public Library Oct. 19
RANGELEY — When was the last time you wrote someone a letter? Or received one? When was the last time you truly communicated with someone you didn’t already know? Letters are a vital ritual of connection, a communication that extends beyond the words or message themselves to encompass an entire range of sensory experiences. […]
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Turkey shoot scheduled
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Guides and Sportsmen’s Association 15th Annual Turkey Shoot is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. Registration is from 10 to 11 a.m. No additional shooters accepted after close of registration. Shotgun Competition: Using a .410 shotgun and ammo provided by RRG&SA, The Magic BB closest to the bullseye wins […]
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Digging Deep: Integrating agriculture beyond the classroom
This fall, students and staff at RLRS have been embracing agricultural opportunities on the Rangeley campus and beyond. Activities and lessons at all levels have been created to encourage learning beyond the classroom and students are reaping the benefits. Elementary students participated in Stone Soup Day, based on the book by the same name. Kindergarten […]
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Letter to the editor
To the Editor: Traits we look for in our District 19 State Senator: experience and reliability; familiarity with every area in the Western Maine region; accessibility; consistency; care and concern for the safety and well-being of all individuals and families. Also, the District 19 Maine State Senator must be a person known for honesty and […]
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Comedian Brian Glowacki returns to Rangeley
RANGELEY – The Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) proudly hosts Comedian Brian Glowacki for one show only October 5, 2024 at 7 PM, at the RFA Lakeside Theater in Rangeley located at 2493 Main Street in Rangeley. General Admission tickets are available only at BGLOWCOMEDY.COM. Enjoy cash bar (beer/wine) and concessions before and during […]
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Snapshots in Time: September 1902
Happy Fall everyone! The collection of short articles appeared in the September 5, 1902, edition of the MAINE WOODS newspaper. (Contemporary commentary shared in italics, otherwise reprinted just as it was in 1902). Shore Property Sold F. N. Beal of Phillips this week sold a lot of Rangeley Lake shore land to Mrs. Wheatland of […]
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office September 14th – 20th, 2024
All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 09/14/2024 0044hrs, Deputy Brann investigated a noise complaint on the Ridge Road in Chesterville. 09/14/2024 0205hrs, Deputy Couture assisted Jay Police with a request for a K-9 at a traffic stop. 09/14/2024 0717hrs, Deputy Wacome responded to what turned out to be a civil child custody dispute […]
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Letter from the editor: Three days of sage advice
As we approach the presidential election, there has been some increased tension in our community. Differences of opinion about what family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors believe are frustrating folks to an alarming degree. Words of anger spoken in person or online, then shared. At the end of it all, rarely has anyone really learned anything, […]