OXFORD — Joe Figueroa, 50, of Oxford passed away Thursday, May 31, at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Belle Glade, Fla., on Sept. 22, 1967, the son of Tino and Jeanie Figueroa. He moved from Florida to Maine, attended school in […]
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Clifford Heindel
NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. — Clifford “Craig” Heindel, MD, 78, most recently of North Hampton and formerly of New Castle, died unexpectedly Friday, Dec. 29, at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 15, 1939, the son of the late Judson C. and Mary W. (Craig) Heindel. Dr. Heindel was raised in Chattanooga and […]
Judith W. McKinney
AUBURN — Judith W. McKinney, 59, of Auburn, died Monday, Nov. 20, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 23, 1957, the daughter of Edmund and Helen (Sobanski) Wieleba. In 1981, Judy married Alan McKinney. They celebrated their 36th anniversary on May 1, 2017. While still in Connecticut, Judy […]
Percis M. Crimmel
AUBURN — Percis M. Crimmel, 75, of Fayette, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, Sept. 17, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 19, 1941, in North Jay, the daughter of Arthur Brown and Methyl (Wilkins) Brown. She was a 1959 graduate of Livermore Falls High School […]
Kayak racers brave waterfalls on Sandy River in search of best time
Andrew Cooper has been a regular at such a spot on the Sandy River. Having run Smalls Falls in Township E near Rangeley frequently over the past few years, Cooper came up with the idea of a challenging, fun, picturesque and easily accessible race he named Smalls to the Wall. The distance is just about […]