MEXICO — Carol Oakes Swan, R.N., 80, died peacefully at home on Main Street, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 30. She was born in Rumford, Feb. 13, 1931, a daughter of Derril and Ada (Cutting) Oakes, graduating from Mexico High School, Class of 1948, and from New England Baptist Hospital with her degree in nursing. Carol worked […]
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Charles E. Mercier
RUMFORD — Charles E. Mercier, 93, formerly of Poplar Hill Road, Mexico, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Rumford Community Home, following a brief illness. He was born in Canada, Oct. 28, 1918, a son of Paul and Aglae (Chouinard) Mercier, and was educated in Canadian schools. He married Yvette C. (Thibodeau) on May 28, 1946, […]
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Mommas meeting RUMFORD — The Red Hat Mommas of Western Maine will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Brian’s Bistro. A head count is needed by Thursday, Nov. 3. The October meeting was held at the CMCC Culinary Arts School with 31 in attendance. Birthdays were celebrated and the tea pot exchange was […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to 92 incidents from Oct. 15 to Oct. 31. Burglary * Oct 29 at 4:25 p.m, a Roxbury Road resident reported someone broke into their residence. The owner reported the couch was tipped over, 80 DVDs were taken, along with a memory card from a play station. * Oct. […]
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Fire destroys house in Mexico; family and pets escape
MEXICO — Residents and family pets at 300 River Road escaped just minutes before their house was fully engulfed by flames Tuesday night. Fire departments from Mexico, Rumford, Dixfield, Peru, Roxbury and Andover responded to the 5:25 p.m. fire. Linda Bisson, who owns the house, said her son, Nelson Bisson, and his wife, Courtney, had […]
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Decision on road maintenance gets bumpy response
MEXICO — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to discontinue the practice of plowing and maintaining Albert Aniel’s driveway off Backkingdom Road. Town Manager John Madigan presented the last of his findings on where the Backkingdom Road ends. For more than 30 years the town has been plowing and providing road maintenance up to Aniel’s front door. […]
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Students’ voting rights
Are we still beating a dead horse? I refer to yet another article about the voting rights of college students (Oct. 18). A moot issue at that, as the students were exonerated after an investigation and because Maine still allows same-day registration, for now, at least. Do those Maine public officials, with their salaries paid […]
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School holding themed food drives for pantry
Each month students are asked to bring in the requested nonperishable food item and at the end of the month a class will help in loading and getting the items to the food pantry. The response from students and parents has been enthusiastic and it couldn’t come at a better time as the food pantry […]
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Church will hear outreach speakers
MEXICO — All service organizations seek effective ways to present their message. Churches and missions organizations are no exception. First Baptist Church will welcome three guests, each with their own perspective on Outreach Alternatives, on Oct. 29 and 30, at the church, 20 Roxbury Road. At 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Susan Barrett, CrossWorld missionary […]
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Mexico honors its finest at annual dinner
MEXICO — A local couple was presented with the town’s 2011 Citizen of the Year award at the annual appreciation dinner Thursday night. Reggie and Louise Arsenault have served on multiple town committees and boards, including the Recreation Committee, the Med-Care ambulance board, the solid waste board and the Planning Board. Reggie Arsenault also serves […]