THE HOLDOVERS Comedy, Drama 2023 Rated R 2hr 13min FRIDAY (2/2), SATURDAY (2/3) 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM SUNDAY (2/4) 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go. Director: Alexander […]

The Rangeley Public Library will once again be selling jars of Patty Cerminara’s delicious, authentic Italian meat sauce, an annual library fundraising event that’s been delighting Rangeley and supporting the library for over 25 years. From the kindness of her heart and the depth of her cooking experience, Patty handcrafts her meat sauce as her […]

RANGELEY’S JANUARY WEATHER DATA Temperature Maximum: 36° 1/11/24 Minimum: -2°  1/20/24 Average True Temp: 17.12903° Precipitation Total for month: 3.09″ Greatest: .62″ Daily Average: 0.09967” Year to Date: 3.09” Snow Total: 29.58 Snow on Ground First Day: 2 Snow on Ground Last Day: 16 Snow to Date: 29.58 Wind Peak: 39 mph- 1/10/24 Minimum: 9mph- […]

The following short articles appeared in the November 8, 1901, edition of the Maine Woods newspaper. All share interesting tales about wildlife, two species of which, are no longer found in Maine… the Woodland Caribou and the Mountain Lion. The old Maine woods name for a big cat was “Indian Devil” more commonly known as […]

Several communities in the rural and northern parts of the state, located in the path of totality, hope for an astronomical tourist boom when the eclipse becomes visible on the afternoon of April 8. Community leaders in Aroostook County began planning three years ago for how they will spend 3 minutes one afternoon this spring. […]

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Friday, Jan. 19 at 4:30 p.m., public art takes on a new look in rural Maine with the Barn Quilt Trail, a project of the High Peaks Creative Council. While the Barn Quilt Trail has been established for a few years now, a new book takes a deep dive into the background […]

We’d been waiting for a couple of weeks for opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center. I wanted to ski and my wife, Nancy, planned to snowshoe. Dec. 9 was the magical day. A phone call confirmed that many of the ski trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing and snowshoe trails packed by […]

On December 19th 2023 the Rangeley area endured a massive storm with 47MPH wind gusts which caused widespread outages, trees and lines down and over 4 inches of rain in a 24-hour period.  The Chick Hill crew worked tirelessly into the night overseeing pumpstation and chasing alarms. Chick Hills pump stations pumped four times the […]

COPLIN PLANTATION — The bridge on state Route 16 over Nash Stream reopened to two-way traffic from Rangeley to Eustis on Tuesday (Jan.9th), according to a state official. The bridge abutments washed out in heavy rains and flooding Dec. 18, forcing motorists and others to seek alternate routes. Jordan Excavation of Kingfield was hired by […]