RANGELEY — The town has received nine applications for the police chief position, Administrative Assistant Traci Pitt said Friday. The deadline for applications was Wednesday, Dec. 2. Interviews will be set up with some candidates. A hiring panel made up of selectpersons, community members, law enforcement representatives, the town’s human resource officer and Town Manager […]
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Rangeley police chief retiring Nov. 1
RANGELEY – Police Chief Dennis Leahy will retire Nov. 1, Town Manager Tim Pellerin said Friday. Leahy, who became chief in 2008, submitted his resignation letter Friday, he said. The letter will be given to selectmen Oct. 19 to act on. Leahy went on medical leave Oct. 2 and his leave will continue, Pellerin said. […]
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Lisbon, Lewiston residents face more charges in Rangeley theft case
RANGELEY — Two residents of Lisbon and one from Lewiston face more charges in the theft of guns, cash and medical marijuana from a disabled man April 4. Police charged Danielle Nelson, 25, and Kevin O’Donnell, 25, both of Lisbon, and Steven Sharpley, 20, of Lewiston with one count each of misdemeanor stealing prescriptions drugs, police […]
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Buxton woman found lying in road in remote area of Oquossoc
RANGELEY — A 79-year-old Buxton woman was found lying in the middle of the Bald Mountain Road in Oquossoc at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, police Chief Dennis Leahy said. Her car was found a mile away in a snowbank in a remote area of the road by a person who called 911. She had severe hypothermia […]
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Children’s snowmobiles, skis stolen during Snodeo in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police are investigating the theft of two children’s snowmobiles and skis off a full-size snowmobile between Saturday night and Sunday morning, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Monday. The full-size snowmobile was parked behind the Rangeley Saddleback Inn and the two children’s snowmobiles were parked on the opposite end of the building at the […]
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Massachusetts man charged with assaulting girlfriend in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police said a Massachusetts man is facing charges that he threw his girlfriend against a wall, hit her and stomped on her phone. Sgt. Jared Austin arrested Richard F. Ranucci, 30, of Lexington, Mass., early Saturday morning on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Tuesday. Ranucci was […]
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Massachusetts teen remains in critical condition after Rangeley crash
RANGELEY — A Massachusetts teenager remains in critical condition at a Lewiston hospital but is putting up a fight for her life, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Thursday. Janessa Gordon, 18, of Melrose, Mass., was a front-seat passenger in a car that went off Route 4 at the bottom of Dodge Pond Hill and rolled […]
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Massachusetts teen critically injured in Rangeley rollover
Teens’ tweets give a glimpse into circumstances preceding Rangeley crash: The Sunday evening accident that critically injured a Massachusetts teenager was preceded by Twitter postings. RANGELEY — A Massachusetts teenager in Maine for a graduation celebration was critically injured Sunday night when the car she was a passenger in rolled over at the bottom of Dodge […]
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Rangeley arts group gets permit to host events in Oquossoc
RANGELEY — Selectmen on Tuesday approved park permit applications for the Rangeley Friends of the Arts’ events — Art in August and the Joan Frost Memorial Art Show — to be held at Oquossoc Park on the grounds of the Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum. Discussion at previous meetings led to the board denying permits […]
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Rangeley man accused of threatening to kill landlord, police
RANGELEY — A local man is accused of threatening to kill his landlord and police late Friday night, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Monday. Officer Ron Wood arrested Michael Ford, 43, of Rangeley on a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing, he said Monday. Leahy had been dealing with Ford and a landlord of an apartment building […]