TOGUS — Lee J. Walker Sr., 63, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, at the VA Hospice House. He was a resident of Chase Avenue in Mexico. He was born in Rumford, Aug. 24, 1949, a son of Mary Walker. He attended Mexico schools. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era. He worked […]
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Police respond to standoff in Mexico
Witnesses say police are on the scene of a standoff at a home in Mexico and have shut down Route 17. State police are stationed outside a home on Brown Street, next to St. Theresa’s Church. One witness said police are parked in the church parking lot and have lights trained on the home next […]
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Standoff ends peacefully in Mexico
MEXICO — An hour-and-a-half long standoff ended peacefully in Mexico late Tuesday night after police talked two men out of the stranger’s house they were holed up in. Troy Blanchard, 23, of Mexico, was charged with violating bail conditions, criminal trespassing and terrorizing. His friend, Damen Korhonen, 21, of Canton, was charged with criminal trespassing […]
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New Year’s party at Eagles RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles will hold a New Year’s party in the club’s function hall, with entertainment by Borderline Express. Doors open at 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31,with the band playing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. There will be party favors and a light meal after the first […]
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William R. Bisson
1953 – 2012 MEXICO — William R. “Bill” Bisson, 59, of Summit Street, Mexico, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, at his residence, following a long illness. He was born in Rumford, May 20, 1953, a son of Edwin F. and Anne Marie (DesRoches) Bisson. Bill was educated in Mexico schools and was a graduate of […]
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Irene M. Newell
1923 – 2012 RUMFORD — Another angel has been called home. Irene M. Newell, 89, of Riverside Park Road, Mexico, passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, at Rumford Hospital, following a brief illness, with loving family at her side. She was born in Rumford, Feb. 22, 1923, a daughter of Lawrence and Rose (Arsenault) McPhee. […]
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Mexico man appealing 45-year sentence for 2009 murders
PORTLAND — A 22-year-old Mexico man is appealing his 45-year sentence for a double killing in Rumford. Eric Hamel is challenging the sentence he received in 2011 after pleading guilty to two counts of murder in the 2009 shooting deaths of two men. In his appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Hamel argues that […]
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James Edward McInnis, Jr.
1933 – 2012 SEDONA, Ariz. — James Edward McInnis Jr., died Dec. 10, in Arizona. Jim was born to Yvonne Ayotte and James McInnis Sr. in Mexico, on Dec. 26, 1933. He had a passion for the out of doors, even as a young boy, and often went fishing with friends and family, claiming his […]
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Well done
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in the summer 2012 quarter: Meghan Castagno of Sabattus earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from RIT’s College of Liberal Arts. Kristy Drouin of Mexico earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration-accounting from RIT’s E. Philip Saunders College […]