The Phillips Public Library is preparing for its 8th annual Readers, Writers and Runners 5K and Maine author visit. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, July 20th and will feature mystery author Maureen Milliken. Registration for the race begins at 9:00 a.m. in the library parking lot ($10). The race starts at 10:00 […]

This will be the 10th year for the Sargent Family Community Fund Just One Day (JOD) event. It’s called “Just One Day” because on the second Wednesday in July, a group of volunteers get together to do major renovations on a house, (or nowadays, houses), for just one day. Picture a dozen volunteers acting as […]

Farmington, ME – The High Peaks Alliance spearheaded the collaborative efforts to repair the Prescott Field Accessible Trail system after the region was impacted by severe flooding through the winter and spring. The storms left inches of silt clay loam on the crushed stone, washed out a bridge, and rerouted the trail in places, making it […]

The Rangeley Region Guides’ and Sportsmen’s Association is pleased to announce its third Kids’ Fishing Derby will be held on July 6.  The event is held on our Kids’ Fishing Pond behind our clubhouse at 41Old Skiway Rd in Oquossoc.  This event has rapidly become one of our groups favorite events of the year.  Last […]

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an entertaining evening of personal storytelling on July 6, 2024, at the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St. in Rangeley, beginning at 7 PM. The event, entitled The Kitchen Table, is directed by Tim Straub. This event is sponsored in part by a Grant from the Onion […]

Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien will be at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, July 17th, starting at 6:00 PM to present a program entitled “Malaga Island”. In 1912, the State of Maine evicted a community of African American and white residents from their homes on Malaga Island. Racism, economic struggles, and eugenics all led […]

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty.  06/22/2024 0210hrs, Deputy Frost responded to a report of a suicidal person on Main Street in Carthage. The person was transported to the hospital in Rumford. 0448hrs, Deputy Gray and Sgt. Bean responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the trucker parking lot of Poland […]

The following shares three short articles that appeared in the June 13, 1895, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. First a story about a fishing trip that included a bear “hunt”, then “still true today” lament, and finally a short account of what fishing was like in 1865 by a legendary Rangeley guide.  Have a […]

The following appeared on Page 1 of the June 25, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper in a regular column entitled, “Seen and Heard at the Lakeshore”. Enjoy these passages from a bygone era and be sure to get outside and make some great outdoor history of your own!  (Contemporary commentary shared in Italics).  […]