MEXICO — Residents on a stretch of River Road lost power for more than four hours Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on power lines, police Lt. Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said he and another officer were patrolling River Road and saw the tree just past Labonville’s store. “The tree was still bouncing on the […]
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Chewonki Foundation brings the wild to Mexico children
MEXICO — The Chewonki Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, brought a little bit of the wild to town Tuesday. Children gathered in the Calvin P. Lyons room at the Town Office to watch a presentation on how animals adapt to different environments. It was part of the Mexico Public Library’s Terrific Tuesday! program. Foundation member […]
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Harold R. ‘John’ McPeek
1945 – 2013 PORTLAND — John McPeek, 68, of Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. John was born in Sydney, N.Y., on June 25, 1945, the son of Robert W. and Vergie M. (Spangenburg) McPeek. He graduated from Guilford High School in New York and attended college […]
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Bernadette Arsenault
1918 – 2013 LEWISTON — A brilliant star appeared in the heavens with the passing of Bernadette Arsenault, 94, of Mexico. On Saturday, Aug. 3, she was carried to heaven by her angels to be reunited with her family. The eldest of 10 children, she was born Bernadette Litalien in Jay on Nov. 19, 1918, […]
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Blueberry Feast set for Aug. 10 DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church will hold their first Blueberry Feast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the church annex on High Street. Breakfast featuring blueberry waffles or pancakes, sausage or bacon, juice and coffee or tea will be served from 7:30 to 10:30. The […]
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Stewart-Reed family reunion HEBRON — The descendants of Mary Elizabeth Stewart and Charles Franklin Reed will hold their annual reunion on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the home of Rich and Jane Hatch. Arrival time is before noon with a potluck lunch at noon. After lunch the annual business meeting will take place along with the […]
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Vietnam veterans holding lobster bake to raise money for scholarship
RUMFORD — A group of Vietnam veterans is holding a lobster bake from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the American Legion hall to raise money for a scholarship for graduating high school seniors. Tickets will be sold at the American Legion for $20 each. One ticket will buy two lobsters, a bowl […]
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Mexico woman bitten by dogs, hospitalized
MEXICO — A local woman was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after she was bitten while trying to separate her two fighting dogs. Police Chief James Theriault said Katie Child was in her apartment Thursday afternoon when her full-blooded pitbull and a golden retriever/pitbull mix began fighting. “She tried to get between them and stop the fighting, […]
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Mexico High School
MEXICO — A brief that ran on Page B4 of Thursday’s River Valley edition should have reported that the Mexico High School Class of 1964 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at the River Valley Grill, Rumford. It was an editing error.