MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted during Tuesday evening’s budget meeting to approve budget proposals for the town’s fire department and public works department. Town Manager John Madigan said Wednesday that the selectmen approved a $268,583 budget proposal for the town’s fire department, which was “a little higher than last year.” The fire department […]
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Mexico man given 30 days for selling oxycodone
PARIS — A Mexico man pleaded guilty Thursday to selling prescription painkillers to an undercover officer last year. Charles S. Cogley, 33, was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court to two years in prison with all but 30 days suspended and two years of probation to trafficking in oxycodone. Cogley was arrested in June on a […]
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Mexico residents choose crime-watch signs
MEXICO — Residents at Wednesday night’s Neighborhood Watch meeting chose signs to post around town. Sgt. Tim Haas and Cadet Tim Fitzgerald of the Mexico Explorers program presented four sign designs for residents to choose from. “We don’t have to make a decision tonight, but I do want to get them out as soon as […]
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Francis Eugene ‘Gene’ Crosby
1923 – 2014 SUN VALLEY, Calif. — Francis Eugene “Gene” Crosby of Sun Valley, Calif., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 23. Gene was born in Mexico on Oct. 22, 1923, to Gilbert Joseph Crosby and Iva Leora Crosby (Phinney). Gene and his wife, Lorena Stella Crosby (Richards), moved to California in 1953, where he worked […]
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Mexico Public Library receives 65 books in grant
MEXICO — The Mexico Public Library recently received a grant of 65 children’s books from the Libri Foundation of Eugene, Ore. The books represent a dollar value of $1,075. The Libri Foundation awards grants to rural libraries throughout the United States. The following books were received in the grant: Frederick Douglass, by David A. Adler; […]
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Officers continue investigation into fatal two-vehicle crash in Hanover
HANOVER — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police continued to investigate a two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of a 58-year-old Mexico man Friday. Initial reports from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Arland Burgess Jr., 58, of Mexico was driving his 1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo westbound on Main Street […]
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West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St. The pantry is open the first and third Tuesday of each month. West Paris residents are invited to come once a month. Spurrs Corner […]
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Rumford-area woman accused of lying to police goes to trial
PARIS — The trial of a Rumford-area woman accused of making a false statement to police when she filed a formal complaint against a Dixfield police officer is expected to get underway on Tuesday morning. Nikki Libby, 35, faces one count of unsworn falsification, a Class D offense, in connection with the case. If found […]
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Red Hat Mommas to meet March 24 MEXICO — The Red Hat Mommas of Western Maine will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 24, at the United Methodist Church. Spaghetti and meatballs will be served. Cost is $10, to be paid by Monday, March 17, to Isabel. Twenty-seven members met for their February meeting. A […]
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Mexico High School Class of 1948 MEXICO — Mexico High School Class of 1948 will meet at the Far East at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, weather permitting. Classmates and guests are invited. For more information, call Helen 364-2717. Neighborly Seniors to meet March 19 PERU — The Neighborly Seniors will meet at the old […]