MEXICO — Two school boys’ quick thinking helped police arrest two men on a charge of attempted robbery. On Monday officer Kyle Matthews charged 19-year-olds Joshua Weldon and Brandon Buzynski, both of Shapleigh, with attempted robbery. Weldon was also charged with Class D assault. The school boys were riding bikes on River Road in Mexico […]

MEXICO — Police responded to 127 incidents from Aug. 18 to Sept. 8. Among the incidents since Aug. 18 were: Criminal mischief * On Aug. 25 at 7:41 a.m. a Howard Street resident reported their house had been hit with paint balls sometime during the night. Estimated amount of damage was $100. * On Sept. […]

MEXICO — Roy Hodsdon is the first lieutenant of the Mexico Police Department, Chief James Theriault announced. Hodsdon was promoted from sergeant. “This position will open up a possibility for more training for Lt. Hodsdon and give him more management experience,” Theriault said. “There will no longer be a sergeant’s position.” Hodsdon said he is […]

MEXICO — A food pantry helps those in desperate times, but what happens when the food pantry is down and out? Susan Byam, director of the GRAMPA food pantry, is attempting to answer that question. “Things have never been this bad,” said Byam, who is struggling to meet the growing need for food donations in […]

MEXICO — Selectmen on Tuesday night scheduled a special town meeting for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, to decide how the town wants to handle a windfall of about $705,000, and other money issues. The windfall from the Maine State Retirement Fund that Mexico was received earlier this year. Mexico pulled out of the Maine […]