Stephanie Dellavalle

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Published
January 5, 2024

UMaine Extension 4-H to offer online informational session for aspiring volunteers in January

Orono, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a two-part online informational session for adults interested in becoming Maine 4-H volunteers from 6-7 p.m. on Jan. 16 and 23. “Start Your 4-H Volunteer Journey” will provide participants with information about the UMaine Extension 4-H youth development program through four short e-Learning modules. Attendees will […]
Published
January 5, 2024

Saddleback Takes Dining to New Heights at The Nest

Saddleback Mountain is taking mountainside dining to new heights, both literally and metaphorically with the opening of its mid-mountain restaurant—The Nest. Perched at an astonishing 3,620 feet, Saddleback’s new restaurant takes the crown as the highest restaurant in Maine, offering guests breathtaking views of Rangeley Lake. Beyond the usual challenges of construction at high elevations, the […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Snapshots in Time: Ice Blocks and Coon Coats

What follows appeared in the December 15, 1910, edition of the MAINE WOODS newspaper. We wish you a fine holiday and a very Happy and Healthy New Year. Be sure to make some great Rangeley history of your own! (Contemporary commentary in Italics). (We’ll begin with some shorts from the “Rangeley” section). -Ice cutting has […]
Published
December 22, 2023

It Takes a Village: BLINGO BINGO and the BLUE ZONE- An Interview with Mary Hembrow

What is the key to a long, happy, and healthy life? It’s been the subject of study for ages. Almost 20 years ago, Dan Buettner, National Geographic journalist and explorer, went off on an adventure, traveling the globe in search of some answers. He wound up compiling the results of his study into what is […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Dallas Plantation implements winter parking ban on public roads.

DALLAS PLANTATION – The Town of Dallas Plantation has implemented a winter parking ordinance. There will be no winter parking on all public roads in Dallas Plantation, from October 15 to April 15 of each year. Public roads in Dallas Plantation include Dallas Hill Road; Gull Pond Road; Harold Ross Road; Loon Lake Road; Lyle […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Townhouse Apts. Gets a Giving Tree Visit

The Giving Tree is a real presence during the holiday season, though they are active all year long, helping with individual’s expenses and bills, boosting a pocketbook here and there, and providing smiles along the way. They have so much fun making the rounds, visiting with friends and neighbors and sharing sweets, gift cards, and […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Home at Last

I looked out the fifth-floor hotel window Monday morning, December 18, and saw horizontal rain, people rushing with twisted umbrellas, and water crashing against Old Port’s wharf. My daughter, Isobel, and I, with our dog, Charley, stayed in Portland overnight to celebrate her 24th birthday, and we had a wonderful time. But then came the […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Property Spotlight: Private Rangeley Lake Vacation Retreat

RANGELEY LAKE If you have ever wanted to find a great vacation spot in the heart of Rangeley, yet tucked away with privacy, this is it! Great snowmobile access from the front door…and ATV too!! Located on a point, facing southwest with loads of sunshine and beautiful lake frontage, enjoy this 2 bedroom, 2 bath […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report December 9th- 15th, 2023

All persons charged are innocent until proven guilty. 12/09/2023 1035hrs, Deputy Morgan responded to a two-car accident on Olde Parkway Road in Kingfield. Peggy Hanson (75) of Kingfield was backing a 2012 Dodge Journey out of her driveway when she backed into a 2022 Ford F350 parked across the street belonging to BBC Builders Inc […]
Published
December 22, 2023

Let’s Have A Parade!

All through the month of November, fourth and fifth grade students have not been quietly reading in the library. In fact, it’s been the total opposite as they have been making a parade. Based on Maine author Melissa Sweet’s book Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, students in grades 4 & 5 […]

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