Tuesday Newry: Selectmen, 7 a.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Water District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Region 9 School of Applied Technology, 6:30 p.m., River Road school Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Andover: […]
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Santa arrives in Mexico for Santa Parade, chats with children
MEXICO — Santa arrived in style Friday night atop a bright red sleigh pulled by two reindeer during the annual Santa Claus Parade. Mexico firetrucks and police, along with several elves and a few walking Christmas presents, joined the short procession up and down Main Street. Families braved a temperature of 15 degrees to line […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kristen Lavallee of Lisbon has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She is a graduate of Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and the daughter of Nancy and Jim Lavallee of […]
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Mexico board OKs federal grant for fifth police officer
MEXICO — Selectmen voted 3-1 Tuesday night to accept a $208,095 federal grant to help pay for a fifth police officer for three years, Town Manager John Madigan said Wednesday morning. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded the Police Department $156,071. The town’s match is $52,024, which is about […]
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Rumford Elks memorial service RUMFORD — The Rumford Lodge of Elks No. 862 will hold their annual Memorial Service honoring their deceased members throughout the year. The service will be held at their lodge at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. There will be a light lunch following the service. Members who have passed include Robert […]
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Car slid off Route 120 into water in Mexico
MEXICO — A local woman escaped injury late Wednesday morning when the car she was driving slid off Route 120, broke a utility pole and landed in a pool of water next to the Swift River. Mexico police Officer Derek MacDonald said Crystal Martin, 55, was driving southwest in a 2007 Saturn sports car when […]
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Free Thanksgiving dinner RUMFORD — A free Thanksgiving dinner will be held at noon Thursday, Nov. 28, at the VFW Hall, 330 Waldo St. The meal is open to anyone. RSVP to 364-0302. Bethel Senior Citizens Club BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Bethel […]
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Winter parking bans expected in Rumford, Mexico
UPDATE: Messier weather expected tonight RUMFORD — Winter parking bans will likely go into effect Tuesday night in Rumford and Mexico due to expected snowfall. Both towns start their seasonal bans with either the first plowable snowstorm or Dec. 1, whichever comes first. In Rumford, winter parking on any public street or right of way between […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Board of Appeals, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: River Valley Health Communities Coalition, noon, Rumford Public Library
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Rumford, Mexico police awarded $10K OUI enforcement grants
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico police departments were each awarded $10,000 grants this week to increase patrols for drunken drivers. The grants are from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. “It’s definitely needed,” Mexico interim police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Thursday afternoon. Rumford police will conduct extra details over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend for underage […]