MEXICO — After a lengthy discussion, the select board voted March 5 to pay $1,200 for the fire department’s use of the Med-Care Ambulance base. The fire department has been operating out of the Med-Care base since the fire station was flooded by the Dec. 18 storm and the subsequent repair process. On Feb. 6, […]
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Arsenault resigns select board post in Mexico
MEXICO — John “Jack” Arsenault, elected by voters Nov. 7 to fill the position vacated by Kevin Jamison, resigned in mid-February, according to Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day. She said will be an election at the annual town meeting in June to fill the remaining two years of that three-year term. At the select board meeting […]
Mexico tech school accepts $2.3 million bid for constructing welding building
The work must be completed by December to comply with a finance agreement.
Mexico church accepting orders for March 9 takeout meal fundraiser
Mexico Congregational Church, UCC, at 163 Main St., is set to host a public takeout meal Saturday, March 9, as a fundraiser for refinishing the flood-damaged dining room. A serving will consist of a pint of corn chowder, homemade biscuit, and a slice of pie for $10. The pie choices will be apple, chocolate cream, […]
Mexico middle school principal proposes alternative education program
The main objective is to provide learning experiences tailored to individual needs
The former slave’s memoir that was saved from a fire is a key part of the American story
Harriet Beecher Stowe met Josiah Henson, who became a model, in part, for her novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’
‘Heart of the community’: Principal describes new Mexico school for 1,000 students
The school is expected to open around December 2025 or January 2026.
Outdoor skills students brave fierce winds, cold to teacher others how to catch fish in Roxbury Pond
Region 9 School of Applied Technology students and instructors hosted the ice fishing event for about 90 T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School students on Friday morning.
Med-Care seeks compensation for Mexico fire’s use of ambulance base
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance Chief Paul Landry Jr. addressed the selectmen on Feb. 6 concerning the town’s fire department, which has been operating out of the Med-Care base since the fire station was flooded by the Dec. 18 storm and the subsequent repair process. He said Med-Care, whose governing body is a Board of Directors […]
Hope Association’s ride-in fundraiser set for Feb. 18 in Mexico
The Hope Association’s 49th Snowmobile Ride-In is set from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at the New Hope Residential Home, 91 Highland Terrace in Mexico. Whether people enjoy snowmobiles, good food, good fellowship or all three, the Ride-In is a free opportunity for people to experience a snowmobile ride into the woods, […]