MEXICO — Concerns over easement and property lines for the end of Backkingdom Road were among topics mentioned at Tuesday night’s selectmen’s meeting. Construction has been ongoing for the dead-end portion of the road, including building a new turnaround for town plows and school buses. The issue Town Manager John Madigan had been concerned with […]
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Cell company mounts campaign for Calling All Communities
MEXICO — Pine Tree Cellular wants your vote and it’s campaigning all over the River Valley for it. Marie Cote, who owns the U.S. Cellular store in Mexico, believes Mountain Valley High School can represent RSU 10 and gain enough votes through the Calling All Communities competition to win a percentage of the $1 million […]
Personal financial management to be workshop theme
MEXICO — Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community will hold a free “Credit Yourself Training” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 26 and Oct. 3, at Region 9 Adult Education. Topics will be personal financial management, credit and how to use it, creating a spending plan and setting financial goals. These are important […]
Evidence stolen from police cruiser
MEXICO — Police say two local men are charged in connection with the theft of marijuana from a police cruiser where it had been placed as evidence Monday night on Dix Avenue. Kyle Richard, 20, of Rumford was charged with falsifying physical evidence, burglary from a motor vehicle, theft by unauthorized taking or transferring and […]
Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to the following incidents: Criminal mischief * On Sept. 17 at 3:55 p.m. a Carlton Avenue resident reported their vehicle was keyed. Estimated damage was $200. Police have no leads. Theft * On Sept. 16 at 9:19 a.m. a business on Roxbury Road reported the theft of a .45-caliber […]
New materials at Mexico library
MEXICO — Mexico Public Library has added the following materials to its collection. Adult fiction: Adrenaline, by Jeff Abbott; The Jefferson Key, by Steve Berry; Storm at the Door, by Stefan M. Block; Back of Beyond, by C.J. Box; Cold Wind, by C.J. Box; Red Herring without Mustard, by Alan Bradley; Robert B. Parker’s Killing […]
‘Evangeline: The Novel’ author to speak, sign books
MEXICO — Richard F. Mullins, author of “Evangeline: The Novel,” will be guest speaker at the Mexico Historical Society at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. There will also be a book signing. Mullins was born in New Waterford, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, surrounded by friends of Acadian descent. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier […]
Sunday School resumes at Mexico Congregational
MEXICO — Sunday School classes resumed on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Mexico Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (the “Green Church”). Classes are available for children from age four through elementary and middle school. Parents are welcome to attend the 10 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary while their children are in […]
Online career-planning class launches
MEXICO — Adults of all ages and backgrounds from across Maine will now be able to participate in a new online career planning class. Women, Work and Community will offer “Career Exploration & Planning — Live and Online” beginning the week of Oct. 17. Registration for the class in Mexico is required by Oct. 3 […]