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Mexico rec director leads park fix-up effort

MEXICO — Wayne Sevigny, the new Mexico Recreation Department director, is leading a group of volunteers in fixing up the recreation park, where he has started a soccer program. On Friday, workers were  resurfacing fields, tearing down an old dugout, and preparing a new soccer field near the snack shack. “Old pylons were removed, and […]

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Woman reports armed robbery in Livermore

LIVERMORE — Police have located a 38-year-old Lewiston man who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint Friday night. A 21-year-old woman from Mexico told Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department officers that the man robbed her on Route 4 in Livermore at around 9:30 p.m. Investigating officers had spoken with the victim and suspect on Saturday, but […]

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Backkingdom Road, soccer discussed at board meeting

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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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 […]

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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 […]