RUMFORD — About 40 veterans, police officers, firefighters, town officials and River Valley residents stood in silent salute Thursday afternoon as a black band was placed on the shield of Army Pvt. Buddy McLain. McLain, 24, of Peru, was one of six soldiers from the 101st Airborne killed when they were ambushed Monday by an […]
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Peru man killed in Afghanistan
RUMFORD — Christmas lights, frosted pine cones and a red bow adorned a wreath placed on a Congress Street lamppost around a shield bearing the name of U.S. Army Pvt. Buddy McLain. It and others like it were made by former Selectman J. Arthur Boivin and placed this summer on lampposts lining the street to […]
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Dozens of crashes reported on Oxford County highways
MEXICO — Black ice and light snow confounded many drivers hitting the roads in Oxford County on Black Friday in search of deals at stores. An Oxford County dispatcher in Paris said numerous minor accidents occurred throughout the county, but none was serious. “The roads were very bad this morning, but there was a lot […]
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UMaine System may need new site in Mexico, Rumford
MEXICO — Ever since Maine’s Catholic diocese closed St. Theresa’s Catholic Church on Brown Street a few years ago, Jean Kay has searched in vain for a new home for 300 or more college students. Kay is director of University College at Rumford/Mexico, a University of Maine affiliate that has leased the church’s former two-story […]
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Keep American jobs in the U.S.
I just read about the General Electric light bulb factory closing in Winchester, Va., and workers getting paid an average of $30 an hour (Sept. 10). It is strange how workers think factories can pay those kinds of wages and stay in business here. I just hauled some car part molds to Mexico. Hopefully, that […]
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August calendar of events
August 10 Chamber board meeting 7:30 a.m. August 15 Dixfield outdoor Market 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Peek A Week Hikes for August Wed. 8/4 Eyebrow Loop (Grafton Notch) 2.2 mi. loop 1,000’ Wed. 8/11 Speckled Mt. (Peru) 1.3 mi. to summit 2,183’ Wed. 8/18 Black Mt. (Peru) 1.3 mi. to summit 2,133’ Wed. 8/25 Dunn Falls […]
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Bids sought on new public boat launch on Androscoggin River
MEXICO — Come November there won’t be any need to wade through knee-deep mud to launch boats into the Androscoggin River via its Swift River confluence. Requests for proposals are now being sought from contractors to build a new concrete public boat launch ramp into the river from the rear east corner of Mexico Plaza […]
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ATVer has surgery for broken neck
MEXICO — A Canton man underwent surgery Friday afternoon at a Portland hospital as a result of an all-terrain vehicle accident Wednesday evening. Kyle Dolloff, 24, was seriously injured when he was thrown off the ATV he was riding on a trail near Backkingdom Road in Mexico. Gary Dolloff, his uncle, said Friday afternoon that […]