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About 20,000 people are expected in the Rangeley Lakes Region to experience the astronomical event.

Richard Caton IV of Wilton will remain as chief in Jay and will work 16 to 20 hours a week in administrative capacity in Rangeley.

At the latest Rangeley Lakes Board of Selectmen meeting held on December 4th, the spotlight was on the Oquossoc Village Transportation Study Public Meeting, with many residents in attendance voicing their concerns. Town Manager Joe Roach provided a recap, emphasizing the town’s commitment to enhancing downtown elements like traffic flow, pedestrian systems, and aesthetics. Safety concerns, particularly […]

A crosswind and steering component failure causes plane to flip over.

The pumper is under construction at Pierce Manufacturing in Wisconsin.

The pumper is under construction at Pierce Manufacturing in Wisconsin.

Read Article A tax commitment presentation was an important portion of the July 19th Rangeley Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  Matt Caldwell of RJD Appraisal, the Town of Rangeley’s contracted assessing firm, provided the information. Rangeley saw an increase in new real estate valuations of approximately four million dollars over the past year.  The revenue from this additional taxable property is not sufficient to neutralize the $448,000.00 increase in Rangeley’s share of the school bu...

Read Article Due to someone associated with the Rangeley Town Office testing positive for Covid-19 the Town Office is closed to the public from December 31, 2020 until January 11, 2021.   As a result of the office closure the January 4, 2021 Board of Selectmen’s meeting was conducted via Zoom.  District 17 State Senator Russell Black briefly joined the Zoom meeting to update the Selectmen on a legislative proposal to expand the number of Franklin County Commissioners from three to five. ...

Read Article At the February 25, 2019 Board of Selectmen’s meeting Guy Rouelle employed by Dubois-King, the Town’s airport consultant at the time, presented a solar array update.  Mr. Rouelle provided information about FAA funding available to locate a solar farm at Rangeley’s Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airport. The Selectmen voted 3-2 to have Dubois-King move forward with an $18,240.00 solar feasibility study at their May 6, 2019 meeting.  Board member Cynthia Egan suggested that the B...