The U.S. Department of Agriculture cut $1 billion in funding for local food programs impacting schools and food banks.

RANGELEY — Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings are held on Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. (Open Discussion), and Saturdays, 7-8 p.m. (Closed Discussion), at the Rangeley Free Baptist Church, 3 Lake St.

The bright-green Windsor Castle Hotel, famous for its rooftop pink elephants, has a new owner after its operator went bust just before Christmas.