Michael Bean says 5% to 17% of water at coin laundries is left in clothes when they come out of the washing machine and evaporates in the dryer. He believes he should receive a discount for the wastewater that never goes down the drain.
Mexico
Rumford police continue search for suspects who fired shots at officers during chase
Police have not commented further after posting Saturday that two men were in custody and three more were being sought in the shooting and chase.
Soup kitchen at town office closes in Mexico
The soup kitchen coordinators are looking for a new home and hope to be back open by mid-September.
Interim principal appointed to lead Mexico elementary school
Earlier in the summer, Superintendent Deb Alden suggested that a public tour of the new Mountain Valley Community School might be possible in August, but that’s not going to happen.
Region 9 buildings still closed due to inadequate water supply
The welding building and culinary arts buildings were completed in January.
Oxford County to weigh whether grant is worth new immigration enforcement demands
Oxford County commissioners will meet Tuesday morning to determine if the $200,000 grant application is worth the new stringent guidelines set in place by the Trump administration.
Rumford-based school district steadily filling positions
The first days of classes in Regional School Unit 10 are staggered from Sept. 2-4.
Mexico Select Board welcomes new member
Jennifer Beauton is completing the remainder of a three-year term vacated earlier this summer by Tom Hines.
Replacement of Mexico Town Office roof to begin soon
The $60,000 contract with Brookside Maintenance Associates of Biddeford was made by the former town manager, Raquel Welch-Day.
All-Persons Trail nears completion in Rumford Community Forest
“We really have a sense of pride in what we’re doing and want to make something to be proud of and shine out here,” said Travis Dustin, lands coordinator for Inland Woods + Trails.