For quite some time now, I have been sending you fine folks stories about my life journey. You have by now, realized I can be quite a colorful, cantankerous and mischievous person.  Yes, and a time of two when I made sure, in my opinion, the slates were a bit more even than before. But […]

COUNTY — A decision announced Tuesday, Dec. 26, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] to pause its plan to designate part of the High Peaks region in western Maine as a national wildlife refuge has been met with favor by some. The federal government had been considering making between 5,000 and 15,000 acres in the High Peaks […]

Now I was sitting here just wondering what to do today. This is quite a decision some days. If I should decide to go outside and do stuff, then I need to decide just how many layers of clothes to put on. In my younger days, a t shirt and a light shirt would have […]

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty.   12/23/2023 0115hrs, Deputy Couture received a business alarm at Flagstaff General Store in Eustis. This was a false alarm. 0353hrs, Sgt. Close received a complaint of suspicious activity in a gravel pit off Foster Hill road in Freeman twp. The people were gone upon arrival. 0918hrs, Deputy […]

Congratulations to Boston Red Sox Fan- JACOB BESSEY of AUBURN, ME for winning the THANK YOU TO OUR ADVERTISERS 11/24/23 Word Search Contest. Winning prize is 4 days passes to SADDLEBACK! Enjoy! Here are the answers to the 11/24/23 puzzle.

PHILLIPS — Following a week of devastation in the Phillips area and surrounding towns, a few bright spots can be found. We were blessed with sunshine, warm temperatures, no wind, and power restored in nearly all the areas. The wreaths on the Welcome to Phillips sign withstood the heavy winds. The Sandy River and Rangeley […]

What follows appeared in the January 14,1897, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. The paper regularly printed a feature called “Rangeley Recollections” which shared what the region was like some 50 years prior to 1897.Enjoy what follows and be sure to make some great Rangeley history of your own! (Contemporary commentary shared in Italics).  RANGELEY […]

RANGELEY — A second-story bedroom was damaged by fire Sunday, December 31, Rangeley Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon said Tuesday. Occupants and pets got out of the house at 5 Cupsuptic Ave. in Oquossoc Village with no injuries. “It was basically a room and contents fire,” Bacon said. “We were able to knock it down […]