BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump teamed up with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact, a deal that fulfills a key political pledge by the American president but faces an uncertain future in the U.S. Congress. The celebratory moment was dimmed by ongoing […]
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Telling Santa her Christmas wishes
Addison Milligan, 5, of Rumford tells Santa her wishes for Christmas following Friday’s annual Santa Claus parade, sponsored by the Mexico Firemen’s Relief Association. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times)
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Grant, donation lower cost of Mexico fire's new four-gas monitor
MEXICO — Thanks to a grant and a donation, the Fire Department saved significantly on the purchase of a four-gas monitor. At the Nov. 20 meeting of the Board of Selectman, Fire Chief Richard Jones said his department ordered a gas meter at a reduced cost of $720. He said these meters can cost as much […]
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Firefighters put out Mexico garage fire
MEXICO — Crews from several towns battled a garage fire late Thursday night on Back Kingdom Road. Mexico firefighters were joined by crews from Rumford, Dixfield and Peru after the blaze was reported at about 10 p.m. The garage was said to be fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. It was believed the fire […]
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Bail set for seven drug suspects in Rumford-Mexico
PARIS — Bail was set Wednesday afternoon at 11th District Court for seven of nine people arrested in Rumford and Mexico during a drug sweep that netted cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and $20,000 in cash. Five search warrants were executed Monday evening and police seized cocaine and heroin prepackaged for distribution, 800 oxycodone pills, $20,000 in […]
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Nine arrested in Rumford-Mexico drug sweep
RUMFORD — Nine people were arrested in Rumford and Mexico on Monday evening in a drug sweep that netted cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and $20,000 cash, police said. The coordinated operationg by Maine Drug Enforcement agents and state, county and local police was part of a monthlong investigation into drug trafficking by local and out-of-state residents. […]
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National Red Ribbon Week: Mexico middle school students send anti-drug message
The door of Lisa Belanger’s seventh-grade classroom at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico is decorated as book shelves for National Red Ribbon Week. The anti-drug campaign message by students is Read Your Way Out of Drugs. (Submitted photo) MEXICO — Students at Mountain Valley Middle School celebrated National Red Ribbon Week by pledging to […]
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Six-year-old crowned Miss Mexico 2018
MEXICO — Mya Lennon, 6, has been named Miss Mexico 2018 for her participation in the town’s bicentennial events this year. She was presented with a tiara and handmade sash by Judy Breau Kennedy, who was crowned Miss Mexico 1968 during the town’s sesquicentennial year. “I wore this crown for 50 years,” Kennedy told Lennon at […]
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Bridge dedication honors a fallen Mexico soldier
Nine-year-old Owen McLain of Peru does the honor Friday of uncovering the dedication plaque for the PFC Buddy Wendell McLain Memorial Bridge, named after his father. From left are Owen’s mother, Chelsea McLain, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and state Rep. Richard Pickett, R-Dixfield. (Bruce Farrin/Sun Journal) PERU — Nine-year-old Owen McLain of Peru unveiled the […]
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Pentagon plans to dispatch 800 more troops to US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to deploy additional U.S. troops to assist in security operations at the southern border in response to a caravan of migrants traveling north on foot through Mexico, three U.S. officials confirmed Thursday. The plan calls for about 800 more troops, including some active-duty forces primarily from the Army, […]