RUMFORD — Six men arrested Friday morning on aggravated drug trafficking charges remained at the Oxford County Jail on Monday afternoon on bail ranging from $250 to $20,000 cash. According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, those arrested were: • Jerry Philogene, 26, of Boston, Massachusetts, on two counts of aggravated trafficking in heroin and […]
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Public tips to police play large role in drug bust
MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said tips from the public played a huge role in Friday’s drug bust that placed three Massachusetts men and three Mainers behind bars. “The tips are what does this,” he said. “Without that help, it really makes an investigation hard. These are long investigations and they take a lot of […]
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Greenwood Historical Society meeting GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Town Hall in Locke Mills, 270 Main St. There will be a showing of the film of last years bicentennial celebration. Prior to the showing, there will be a brief meeting to approve the proposed changes […]
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As budget deadline looms, Trump pushes border wall funding
President Donald Trump poses for a portrait in the Oval Office in Washington, on Friday, April 21, 2017. WASHINGTON (AP) — With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even […]
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Fearing a worker shortage, farmers push back on immigration
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres of vines her crew of 20 Mexicans had just finished pruning, worried about what will happen if the Trump administration presses ahead with its crackdown on immigrants. From tending the plants to harvesting the grapes, it takes skill and […]
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Easter Egg Hunt in Mexico
Easter Egg Hunt in Mexico Children search for Easter eggs while parents follow with cameras during Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt at the fire station in Mexico. The annual event was hosted by the River Valley Chamber and the Mexico Fireman’s Relief Association. Lydia Pingree, 3, daughter of Matt and Audra Pingree of Mexico, is all […]
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Mexico woman charged with drug possession, eluding officers
RUMFORD — A Mexico woman charged last month with trafficking in heroin has been charged with unlawful possession of a prescription drug and four other offenses, according to court records. Jessica Pare, 39, was arraigned Friday in 11th District Court in Rumford, where bail was set at $1,000. She was charged April 6 with unlawful […]
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Class gatherings
RUMFORD — Stephens High School Class of 1955 will meet for a monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the River Valley Grill. — MEXICO — Stephens High School Class of 1951 will hold a monthly luncheon at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at 1 pm at the Covered Wagon. FMI: 207-364-8883. — RUMFORD — Mexico High School Class of 1952 is having […]
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Most Americans oppose funding border wall
In this March 29, 2017, file photo, a youth looks at a new, taller fence being built along U.S.-Mexico border, replacing the shorter, gray metal fence in front of it, in the Anapra neighborhood of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, across the border from Sunland Park, New Mexico. Most Americans oppose funding President Donald Trump’s wall along […]
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King: Tech schools ‘make all the difference’
Region 9 School of Applied Technology forestry student Robert McPherson watches as students cut 8- by 8-foot cants on the school’s new band sawmill in Mexico on Monday. MEXICO — High school forestry students from around the state gathered at Region 9 School of Applied Technology along with a crowd of paper and logging industry […]