At the annual meeting of the Mexico Fire Department on Feb. 5, Capt. Allen Chartier was named the 2018 George Downs Memorial Firefighter of the Year.
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RSU 10 looks to grant to continue after-school program at elementary schools
MEXICO — An after-school program that allows students to sign up for classes in robotics, engineering and math, improvisational acting, cooking, art, graphic design and photography might end this year unless Regional School Unit 10 receives another grant to help pay for the program. The 21st Century grant is in its fifth and final year and Miki Skehan, director […]
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RSU 10 grade proposal 'disruptive,' parent says
MEXICO — More than two dozen residents attended the Regional School Unit 10 board meeting Monday night to express concerns about moving elementary students at two schools. Meroby Elementary School in Mexico and Rumford Elementary School each have grades pre-kindergarten to five. Because kindergarten and fourth grade classes are overcrowded, the board is proposing having all pre-K […]
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Eyes closed, arms open
Dawson Moody holds on tight after catching a basketball at the River Valley Recreation Center in Mexico. The game was played by second- and third-graders. (Rumford Falls Times photo by Bruce Farrin)
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Crime thriller ‘Allagash’ to film in western Maine
The feature film starring Tom Berenger is set to be shot in March.
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Crime thriller ‘Allagash’ to film in western Maine
The feature film starring Tom Berenger is set to be shot in March.
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Mexico Public Library to offer delivery service
Mexico Library Director Marilla Couch is starting a delivery service for patrons. (Rumford Falls Times photo by Bruce Farrin) MEXICO — Looking for more ways to serve their patrons, the Mexico Public Library is introducing a Friday delivery service. Marilla Couch, who became the library’s director in August, said, “This came about because we have a […]
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Mexico Public Library to offer delivery service
Looking for more ways to serve their patrons, the Mexico Public Library is
introducing a Friday delivery service.
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Mexico voters OK streetlight contract with CMP
MEXICO — Residents voted 6-0 Tuesday night to enter into a 15-year contract with Central Maine Power to switch hundreds of streetlights to LED fixtures. The work is expected to be completed by summer, allowing the town to save money on 317 energy-efficient lights it rents from the utility company. CMP will pay for the […]
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Police arrest suspect after standoff in Mexico
MEXICO — A section of Route 2 was shut down Friday night as police searched for a man said to have taken refuge in a home near the Peru bridge. Police from several agencies were at the scene at about 8:30 p.m. as the standoff continued. Firefighters from Mexico and Dixfield were called to help […]