MEXICO — More than 200 children participating in Saturday’s River Valley area Easter Egg Hunt found and exchanged plastic eggs for pails of toys donated by area businesses. Heavy rain held off until just after the 9 a.m. hunt for 125 eggs by children ages 6 and under in the parking and gazebo area behind […]
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Yellow ribbons to honor local soldiers
MEXICO — This year’s Memorial Day service at the Mexico Greens will feature a new addition to the park: 19 plywood yellow ribbons, each with the name of a current serviceperson from the River Valley. The project, organized by Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, with the assistance of Gloria Patneaude and Tricia Thurston of the Rumford […]
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Proposed Mexico budget rises on debt payment
MEXICO — Selectmen and Budget Committee members hammered out a proposed 2011-12 municipal budget Thursday night, settling on a nearly 9 percent increase over current spending. The budget came in at $2.8 million. This fiscal year’s is $2.6 million. Almost the entire increase is because of a large bond payment due this year on the […]
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Mexico, Byron agree to fire coverage
MEXICO — Selectmen from Mexico and Byron agreed on a 15-year deal Tuesday night that calls for the Mexico Fire Department to provide fire coverage for Byron. The plan has been in the works for several months. Both boards believe it is a win-win situation for the towns. The agreement calls for Byron to turn […]
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Mexico man spots possible peregrine falcon
MEXICO — While catching some sun and watching birds under his friend’s feeders on Tuesday, Mark Gaudet got the thrill of his life. He believes he saw a peregrine falcon dive on a robin near where he sat on a picnic table in the yard of his friend, Steven Santos, at 43 Osgood Ave. “It […]
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Mexico receives $700,000 windfall
MEXICO — Residents could see lower taxes because of an unexpected windfall of nearly $705,000 to the town. Town Manager John Madigan told selectmen at their meeting Tuesday night that the town received the money from the Maine State Retirement Association because the town’s account was closed out. “This is very timely, perfect timing, because […]
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Drug sweep nets two accused dealers in Rumford, Mexico
RUMFORD — Two suspected drug dealers were picked up during a warrant sweep Friday in Rumford and Mexico. Kevin Michael Arsenault, 38, of 3 Spring St., in Mexico, was charged with two counts of selling cocaine from his home, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said in a report. Aaron Moses Brasuell, 34, of 21 Rumford […]
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Region 9 board approves budget proposal
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board unanimously approved secondary, adult and community education budgets at a special meeting Wednesday night. The secondary budget, which provides vocational education for high school students from Mountain Valley in Rumford, Dirigo in Dixfield and Telstar in Bethel, came in at $2,085,827. That’s up about $51,000 […]
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Rumford and Mexico DARE graduates learn ‘rights and wrongs’
RUMFORD — Seventy-six, fifth-grade students from schools in Rumford and Mexico graduated Thursday night from the Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. More than 200 people attended the 24th DARE Culmination Celebration for the Class of 2018 in the auditorium at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford. Led by instructors Sgts. Doug Maifeld and […]
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Byron, Mexico boards to meet one more time on fire protection
MEXICO — Confusion over the length of a contract between Byron and Mexico for fire protection Tuesday night led to the need for one more meeting between selectmen from both towns. Following discussion of nearly an hour, the Mexico and Byron selectmen agreed to meet on April 12 to try to sign a 15-year agreement […]