MEXICO — Police responded Sunday to an accident on Route 2 involving a Mexico woman who backed her vehicle into oncoming traffic before crashing into a utility pole. According to Patrolman Travis R. Luce, Dorothy Fontaine, 91, of Mexico was sitting in the passenger seat of a 1994 Chevrolet car parked in front of the […]
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Sylvia Fontaine
1915 – 2013 RUMFORD — Sylvia Fontaine, 98, of Mexico died at the Rumford Community Home on Monday, Oct. 14. She was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, on May 4, 1915, a daughter of William and Alice (Parise) Blanchard. Sylvia’s family left Canada in 1925 and moved to Rumford. Sylvia had three sisters and three […]
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Trail Blazers to hold monthly meeting
MEXICO — The Mexico Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, downstairs at the Mexico Town Hall on Route 2. All are welcome. To become a member to help support the club, call Nick Brown at 364-8665 or visit a meeting. With the upcoming snowmobile season, there […]
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Stephens High Class of 1965 BETHEL — The Stephens High School Class of 1965 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Red Rooster. For more information, call Linda at 357-5960. Girl Scouts plan bake sale Oct. 19 MEXICO — Girl Scout Troop 1510 will hold a bake sale from 10 a.m. to […]
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Mexico selectmen vote to postpone vote on COPS grant to Nov. 26
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to wait until the end of November to decide whether to accept a $156,071 grant that would help fund the salary of a police officer for three years. On Sept. 28, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded grants totaling $656,071 […]
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Young poets learn the art of writing
RUMFORD — Revise, revise, revise is the mantra gifted and talented (GT) students learn at Rumford Elementary School, Mountain Valley Middle School and Mountain Valley High School. MVHS Sophomore Brooke Sweetser explained the process. “At the beginning of the year, we spend most of the time writing poems. Around Christmas, we choose our favorite poems […]
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Exercise program for senior citizens to begin Oct. 14
MEXICO — Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice will host an exercise program titled Moving Freely starting Monday, Oct. 14, at the Mexico Recreation Center. The program started “sometime in the mid- to late-’80’s,” Rumford leader Mitzi Sequoia said. “The program is geared toward senior citizens in the area and tries to teach them how to […]
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Mexico Library holding gift basket raffle
MEXICO — The Mexico Public Library is holding a gift basket raffle. There are 13 beautiful, themed gift baskets that the library is selling tickets on. Tickets are available through Monday, Nov. 18, when the winning tickets will be drawn for each of the baskets. This will allow plenty of time for the winners to […]
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White elephant, rummage sale DIXFIELD — Mystic Valley Grange No. 313 will have its last Rummage and White Elephant sale of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at 932 U.S. Route 2 West. There are new items and great sales. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]