MEXICO — Selectmen decided to take a wait-and-see attitude regarding who will administer the town’s General Assistance program. For the past year, the town has paid neighboring Rumford $5,000 for the service. For many years prior to that, the town manager devoted one day a week to processing applications for food, heating oil, housing and […]
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Horne joins Riverside Realty
MEXICO — Riverside Realty, 152 River Road, Mexico, announces the addition of broker Louise Horne to its staff. Horne entered into the real estate world in 1983 when she opened Lampost Enterprise, which she owned and was the designated broker over several associates. Over the years, she served many buyers and sellers in and around […]
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Give them what they need
Med-Care should not be considered a liability to our community when, in all actuality, it is a very valuable asset. Service provided by this organization is of the highest quality that must be maintained for the sake of the citizens of all member towns. I have learned that it takes professional people to accomplish that […]
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Need ideas to save money
On June 8, Mexico voters will have the chance to vote for two selectmen. The choice is business as usual or change. Taxes for Mexico residents will go up this year; about $66 for each homeowner just because of a cut in the Homestead Exemption. Add about another 1.5 mils for the increase in the […]
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Well done
Brandon A. Archibald of Mexico received his doctor of pharmacy degree recently from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, Mass. He is employed at Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Mexico. Archibald is a graduate of Mountain Valley High School and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine, Orono, with a bachelor’s […]
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Town receives dividend from state agency
MEXICO — Municipal officials have announced that the town has received a $7,816 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its excellent claim experience and good risk management activities. The association offers three insurance-related self-funded pools for municipal and quasi-public entities in Maine: the Workers Compensation Fund and the Unemployment Compensation […]
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Sewer main loan OK’d, project delayed
DIXFIELD — The town got a green light to receive a $250,000 federal, low-interest loan to replace a sewer main that spans the Webb River Bridge. However, the planned multimillion dollar bridge replacement project won’t be going ahead as originally proposed this year because of a state cash-flow problem that has delayed planned work on […]
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Showing of ‘The Rivals’ to benefit student
RUMFORD — “The Rivals,” a story of football in two towns in Maine, Rumford, a struggling mill town in Oxford County, and Cape Elizabeth, an affluent suburb on the coast of Maine, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, in Muskie Auditorium, Mountain Valley High School. Matt Kaubris, Rumford resident and CEO of […]
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Madigan gets town manager contract
MEXICO – Selectmen unanimously granted a one-year contract to John Madigan to serve as Mexico’s town manager for the fifth year. The action was taken following a 40-minute closed session to discuss components of the contract that begins July 1. Madigan received a 3 percent salary hike, the same as all municipal employees this year. […]