MEXICO — Selectmen will decide at their June 26 meeting what steps to take for the municipal budget since voters turned down two of the 21 articles at a referendum Tuesday. Town Manager John Madigan said Wednesday that this is the first time in the six years the municipal budget has been voted on at […]
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Man charged with beating woman, dog
MEXICO — A local man charged with beating a woman and his dog remained in Oxford County Jail on Wednesday night, officials said. Casey Flagg, 33, of 48 Main St., was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police investigated a report of a man beating and kicking his dog on Main Street, Lt. Roy Hodsdon said. Casey […]
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Presque Isle man to serve 7½ years for ordering oxycodone from Mexico
BANGOR, Maine — An Aroostook County man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court to 7½ years in federal prison for ordering 3,800 oxycodone pills from pharmacies in Mexico over the Internet, having them shipped to him and selling them to others. Michael Folsom, 34, of Presque Isle also was sentenced to three years of […]
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YWCA camp reunion LINCOLNVILLE — Tanglewood 4H Camp will host a YWCA Camp alumni reunion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Anyone who was a camper, counselor, staff member, relative or friend at Camp Tanglewood between 1939 and 1972 is invited to participate in a day of reminiscing, sharing stories and discovery. […]
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RSU 10 budget approval leading
DIXFIELD — With 10 of 12 towns reporting, the RSU 10 budget of $35.1 million for 2012-13 was passing late Tuesday night by an unofficial vote of 1,110 to 967. Tallies were: Buckfield, 155-174; Byron, 6-14; Canton, 79-53; Dixfield, 138-142; Hanover, 38-13; Hartford, 83-97; Mexico, 203-163; Peru, 332-227; Roxbury, 25-23; Sumner, 50-61; and Canton, 79-53. Rumford […]
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RSU 10 budget passes with 59 percent of the vote
DIXFIELD — The $35.1 million operating budget for RSU 10 passed with 59 percent of the vote Tuesday. Carthage was the only town of the 12 that did not have results Wednesday. The total was 1,834 to 1,317. Towns passing the budget were: Rumford, 725-350; Hanover, 38-13; Roxbury, 25-23; Mexico, 203-163; Peru, 332-227; and Canton, […]
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Stephens High Class of 1955 RUMFORD — The Stephens High School Class of 1955 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Brian’s Bistro for their monthly luncheon meeting. Historical Society meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will hold its June meeting on Thursday, June 14, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a business […]
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Arthur E. Davis
FARMINGTON, Conn. — Arthur E. Davis, 87, died Thursday, June 7, with his family by his side at the UCONN Health Center, Farmington, Conn. He was a resident of New Britain, Conn., and was formerly of Rumford and Mexico. He was born in Mexico, Jan. 12, 1925, a son of Elmer and Caroline (Leighton) Davis. […]
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Region 9 to look into reducing positions
MEXICO — The Vocational Region 9 board is looking for ways to reconfigure the duties of staff members in order to cut the budget. Director Brenda Gammon said two closed sessions were held Wednesday night to deal with specific people in specific positions. The first reconfiguration would use three office staff support people to cover […]