DIXFIELD — A couple was taken to separate hospitals following a single-vehicle crash on Canton Point Road on Saturday night. Driver Matthew Pelletier, 36, of Mexico was taken to Central Maine Medical Center following the 10 p.m. crash, and remained there Sunday night in fair condition. His wife, 34-year-old Michelle Pelletier, was taken Rumford Hospital. […]
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50th anniversary celebrated
Ray and Judy Broomhall MEXICO — Ray and Judy Whytock Broomhall of Mexico were treated to an open house on June 16 in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on June 16, 1962, at the Mexico Congregational Church by the Rev. John Swanson. They were attended by Sally Matheson Martin, forever […]
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Mexico gas station fire-extinguishing system malfunctions, dumps dry chemical agent on customers
MEXICO — Five people were evaluated for exposure to dry chemicals Friday morning after a fire-suppressant system malfunctioned at the Mexico Food Trend/Circle K Shell station. Nozzles over the pumps in the fuel-station canopy blasted out a huge cloud at 10:15 a.m. that enveloped people and vehicles with ANSUL PLUS-FIFTY C, fire and Med-Care Ambulance […]
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James Maxwell Burns Jr.
RUMFORD — James Maxwell Burns Jr., 84, passed away peacefully at the Rumford Hospital, Friday, July 27. He was a lifelong resident of Mexico. James was born in Rumford, Jan. 2, 1928, the son of J. Maxwell Burns and Marion (Welch) Burns. He attended Mexico schools and graduated from Mexico High School, Class of 1946. […]
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Mexico Public Library hosting American Girl tea party
MEXICO — The Mexico Public Library will host an American Girl Tea Party for girls ages 6-11 at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at the Calvin Lyons Hall, next door to the library. Those attending will meet American Girl “Molly” and travel back in time to the 1940s. Molly was an American Girl who lived […]
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Community garden distributes lots of vegetables
RUMFORD — Boxes of freshly harvested cabbage, Swiss chard, zucchini, beets and broccoli lined a section of River Street in front of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition office. At an adjacent table hooked up to electricity, farmer Gail Cutting was busy demonstrating how to saute some of these vegetables in an orange sauce for […]
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Mexico shooting victim dies
MEXICO — Thomas Joudrey, shot in the head inside a Riverside Park trailer earlier this week, died after he was taken off life support Thursday morning, police said. Joudrey, 30, had been in critical condition at Maine Medical Center since the shooting Tuesday. Police continue to seek Robert Terrill, 28, for questioning. Police say Joudrey […]
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Trail ride for Children’s Hospital ANDOVER — Ellis River Riders will host a trail ride to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital on Saturday, July 28. The ride begins at the Ellis River Riders’ show grounds on Airport Road. For more information contact Tim Tobin at 774-212-0074. Mexico High Class of 1953 MEXICO — Mexico High […]
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Police continue to search for clues in Mexico shooting
MEXICO — State and local police focused their attention Wednesday morning on finding a bullet that exited the window of a Riverside Park trailer where a man was shot in the head Tuesday. Thomas Joudrey, 30, remained in critical condition Wednesday at Maine Medical Center in Portland, a spokesperson said. Police said Tuesday that Joudrey […]
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Police look for ‘person of interest’ in Mexico, Maine, shooting
MEXICO — A local man who was shot in the head Tuesday morning remained in critical condition at a Portland hospital Tuesday night. Thomas Joudrey, 30, was shot inside a mobile home at 9 Riverside Park, police said. He was taken to Maine Medical Center, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. A […]