MEXICO — The list of people vying for the town manager post has been narrowed to two. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Chairman Richie Philbrick said the board discussed the candidates in an executive session on Monday. He said there will be another meeting in the near future to decide whether to offer […]
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5 face heroin charges in Mexico drug bust
MEXICO — Three men and two women charged with dealing heroin were being held at the Oxford County Jail on Monday on bail ranging from $500 cash to $75,000 cash. The five were arrested Friday in a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into heroin trafficking. MDEA agents searched homes at 105, 107 and 109 Chase […]
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Donald Trump to make surprising trip to Mexico
Net Migration Between the US and Mexico | Graphiq Unauthorized Mexican Immigrant Population in the US | Graphiq EVERETT, Washington — Donald Trump will make a quick visit to Mexico on Wednesday, meeting with the president of a nation he derided as the home of rapists and criminals. The trip is a politically risky move […]
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Mexico man charged with striking, choking girlfriend
MEXICO — Bail was set at $1,000 Monday for a Mexico man who police said hit his girlfriend in the back of the head with a can of beer when she tried to take his plate after serving him dinner. Rumford District Court Clerk Darlene Richards said , 43, made his initial appearance in Rumford […]
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One man killed, one injured in Mexico fire
MEXICO — One man was killed and another suffered serious injuries after fire destroyed a two-story home Saturday at 6 Brown St. Maine Police Spokesman Stephen McCausland said that 45-year-old Dean Watson died in the blaze. Thomas Brown, the upstairs tenant, was transported by Med-Care Ambulance before he was taken by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center in […]
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Rumford to pursue own town manager
RUMFORD — Following a 20-minute executive session, the Rumford Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to pursue their own town manager. Rumford and Mexico have been sharing John Madigan as town manager for more than two years, but he is retiring and running for the state Legislature. Recently, both boards voted to extend Madigan’s […]
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Mexico, Rumford boards to discuss path forward for town manager
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen Tuesday agreed to meet with the Rumford Board of Selectmen to discuss whether or not the towns will continue sharing a town manager. The meeting will take place in Rumford at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 7, before the regular meeting of the Rumford selectmen. The towns have been sharing John […]
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Mexico voters approve $4.44 million municipal budget
MEXICO — Voters Tuesday overwhemingly approved a $4.44 million municipal budget for fiscal year 2016-17, a $27,000 decrease from last year. Town Clerk Penny Duguay said voters approved all 19 articles. Town Manager John Madigan said salaries are up 1.5 percent and insurances up 9 percent for an overall 3.76 percent increase in salaries and benefits. The […]
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Graduate already knows what she wants to be when she grows up: a nurse
MEXICO — Blair Stevens wanted to make doubly sure that going into nursing was the right thing for her. And she did. Blair, a senior at Telstar High School, completed the certified nursing assistant program at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology, where she became the 2016 Student of the Year for the vocational […]