Logging festival draws record crowd to celebration of region’s past

RANGELEY — The 32nd annual Logging Festival celebration continued Saturday morning with a parade down Main Street. Old and new logging equipment, big trucks, musicians, Masons on motorcycles, and antique cars cruised by cheering crowds, as the Western Maine town paid tribute to the w…

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Logging festival draws record crowd to celebration of region’s past

Accidental shooting of flare gun starts fire

RANGELEY — Firefighters were able to contain a fire Sunday morning at a residence on Judkins Road in Oquossoc to the living room area with some help from their own.

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Accidental shooting of flare gun starts fire

Auction raises funds for preserving history of logging museum

RANGELEY — Long before the Old West produced its legendary cowboys, Maine had strong, independent, hardworking men and women who made a living in the forests without electricity, chain saws, skidders or hot showers. The Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum’s mission is to keep those …

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Auction raises funds for preserving history of logging museum

Rangeley School Board gets update on alternative education

RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakes Regional School Board saw a detailed PowerPoint presentation from alternative education teacher Jeanette Jacobs at the board’s March 27 meeting. After a slide show of some of the activities and field trips in which her students have participated, J…

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