MEXICO — To say that Tanya Scott and Kala Emery are excited is an understatement. The athletes were recently chosen to represent Maine and the nation on Team USA from Jan. 29 through Feb. 5 at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Scott, of Mexico, is a member of Emma’s Happy […]
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Black Friday sales slow in Rumford, but brisk at Bethel craft fair
RUMFORD — Congress Street was nearly barren of parked cars and traffic for most of the day on Friday. The municipal office was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but the post office and banks were open. “It’s a quiet little town today,” Nina Langervin, a sales clerk at Carlisle’s Apparel and Footwear at 92 […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department has received 26 complaints over the last week. Among them were the following: * At 9:20 a.m. Nov. 19, police responded to Meroby Elementary School after the staff discovered an Eton TXL 50cc four-wheeler on the property. According to the school, the four-wheeler had been on the property for three […]
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Mexico police awarded impaired driving grant
MEXICO — Local police have been awarded a grant through the Bureau of Highway Safety to combat impaired driving, Lt. Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said the Drive Sober Maine! is offered to any department that is able to justify and prove their need for additional help in stopping impaired driving. It consists of $9,200 that […]
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Two die in Thanksgiving Day crashes in Avon, Peru
Two people died Thanksgiving Day in predawn highway crashes in Avon and Peru, police said, and road conditions were factors in both. Sgt. Aaron Hayden said Carlton Haggan, 38, of Strong was traveling north on Route 4 in Avon when he lost control of his car at about 5:45 a.m. Thursday. Hayden said Haggan’s 1994 […]
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Ski Maine Association again offers Peak-to-Peak Challenge
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine ski area is among 17 state ski areas to be included in the fifth anniversary of Ski Maine Association‘s Peak-to-Peak Challenge. The Challenge is the simple tally of the number of ski areas a person visits over the course of the winter, Greg Sweetser, executive director of Ski Maine, […]
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Two Peru women file suit against town, Selectman Hussey in attempt to oust her
PERU — Two women have filed suit against the town and Selectman Kathy Hussey to try to force Hussey out of office before her term expires in 2014. Hussey has also served Peru for about 12 years as the Board of Selectmen’s secretary. In the suit, Martha Witherell and Dawna Kazregis allege that Hussey abused […]
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Rumford board limits parking on Essex Avenue near school to one side only
RUMFORD — Parking will be limited to one side of Essex Avenue following a Board of Selectmen vote Thursday night. At issue were safety concerns for emergency vehicles and property owners trying to enter and exit their driveways, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. The area in question, he said, is the section of Essex Avenue […]
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Spaghetti dinner, silent auction at Dixfield Legion to benefit resident
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield American Legion Post 100 will be hosting a spaghetti dinner and silent auction on Sunday, Nov. 25, to benefit a local resident. Dawn Wing, the president of the Dixfield American Legion auxiliary, is organizing the dinner and auction to raise money to help pay for the hospital bills accrued while her […]