LEWISTON — Joseph Stoklas, 95, of Osgood Avenue in Mexico, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Central Maine Medical Center, following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 5, 1917, in Jay, a son of Joseph and Helen (Horvath) Stoklas. Joseph was educated in Jay schools. He was employed for 38 years with the Rumford Paper […]
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Anthony ‘Tony’ Fergola
MEXICO — Anthony “Tony” Fergola, 87, of Mexico, passed away on Monday, Oct. 22, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rumford, March 7, 1925, a son of Frank A. and Angeline (Dalessio) Fergola. Tony attended schools in Mexico. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He […]
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Residents at Mexico housing complex report car burglaries
MEXICO — Police are investigating two vehicle burglaries at the Sun Valley Circle complex on Friday. Lt. Roy Hodsdon said the passenger windows were broken and an iPod valued at $300 was stolen from each vehicle. The burglaries were reported at 6:21 a.m. He said the burglaries had “a different feeling” than the spree reported […]
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Rex A. White
AUBURN — Rex A. White, 50, died Monday, Oct. 22, at the Hospice House, after a long illness. May he rest with the angels. He was born in Rumford, March 1, 1962, a son of Robert and Leona Hodgkins White Sr. He was a graduate of Mexico High School, Class of 1981. He worked at […]
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Med-Care directors at groundbreaking for new building in Mexico
MEXICO — The Med-Care Ambulance Service Board of Directors held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a new building. Directors, sporting hard hats and gold-colored shovels, cheered as Selectman Reggie Arsenault was the first to dig his shovel into the ground. Project Manager Gil Thibeau said he expects the building to be completed sometime next year. […]
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F. Irene Powell
1926 – 2012 WEST PARIS — F. Irene Powell, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Ledgeview Nursing Home. She was formerly of Swett Avenue in Mexico. Born in Auburn on July 4, 1926, she was the daughter of Cecil and Marguerite (Hinckley) Shurtleff. She attended Mexico schools. She ran the Ledgemont Boarding Home and […]
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Laughter, good cheer greet employees, volunteers at Night of Appreciation
MEXICO — A couple who volunteer wherever they’re needed in town were honored as Citizens of the Year at Thursday’s Night of Appreciation. Joe and Marjorie Richard, married for 54 years and parents of seven children, volunteer at the weekly Greater Rumford Area Ministers Pantry Service lunches, help groom snowmobile trails, participate in the annual […]
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Comedy show, dinner canceled RUMFORD — The American Legion Mexican dinner and comedy show planned for Saturday, Oct. 27, has been canceled. AARP chapter to meet Oct. 29 PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chapter of AARP will meet on Monday, Oct. 29, at the First Congregational Church on East Main Street, South Paris. Dinner will […]
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Eugene Richard
1940 – 2012 SUDBURY, Mass. — Eugene “Geno” Richard, 72, of Framingham, Mass., passed away on Oct. 15, where he spent the last two years of his life in the Wingate Nursing Home in Sudbury, Mass. Eugene was born May 26, 1940, in Mexico, son of the late Wilfred and Catherine Richard. He attended Mexico […]
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Black Mountain annual ski swap RUMFORD — Black Mountain Ski Resort will hold its annual ski swap from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at 98 Congress St., next to Bartash’s Card and Gift. Items can be dropped off from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. For more information, call 364-8977. Mexico […]