RUMFORD — Change is coming. What form it takes among Rumford, Mexico and Dixfield police departments is up to selectmen in all three towns and their town managers. But the ultimate decision rests with the residents and what they’re willing to pay for a level of service. Selectmen from each town voiced those opinions Monday […]
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Dixfield selectmen postpone meeting to Nov. 25
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen has postponed its meeting Monday at Ludden Memorial Library so members can attend a meeting between Rumford and Mexico selectmen that night, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. The Rumford-Mexico boards’ meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Mexico Town Office. “The Rumford and Mexico boards are going to […]
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Electrical fire guts Mexico trailer, displaces couple
MEXICO — An electrical fire quickly spread through a trailer Thursday night on Young’s Park Road before firefighters extinguished it. There were no injuries. Owners Larry and Janice Scott will be temporarily staying at the Linnell Motel in Rumford, Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said on scene. He said the American Red Cross said they […]
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Mexico, Rumford firefighters quickly knock down couch fire
MEXICO — Firefighters from Mexico and Rumford quickly knocked down a trailer fire Thursday evening at 10 Angie Lane. “It was basically a couch fire,” Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said. “The fire started on the couch, and when we investigated, we found that there were a bunch of clothes on it, along with an […]
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Mexico, Rumford selectmen to discuss police coverage with Oxford County Sheriff
MEXICO — Mexico and Rumford selectmen will meet with Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter and Mexico police Chief Roy Hodsdon at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, to discuss a cost analysis for the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to provide the towns with 24-hour coverage. The selectmen from both towns will […]
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Registration open for spring semester at University College
Registration is underway for the University of Maine System’s University College at South Paris and Rumford/Mexico spring semester, which begins in January. College professionals recommend that potential students meet with an advisor before selecting courses. Career considerations, financial aid application, and placement testing typically take more time and attention than people may realize. An advisor […]
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Mexico Police Explorers, retired Red Sox players to play benefit basketball game
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Explorers will face off against several retired Boston Red Sox players during a benefit basketball game at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Mountain Valley High School gymnasium, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Thursday. Hodsdon said that the Mexico Police Department teamed up with East Coast Marketing Group to […]
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Austin Bay: Mexico: Criminal gangs and criminal government
Gang and government lawlessness plague Mexico. On Sept. 26, a violent gang and a criminal government combined to massacre 43 students near the Guerrero state town of Iguala. A perceived attitude of elite indifference by Guerrero state and federal government officials has fanned national outrage. Now, as demonstrators block the runways of Acapulco’s airport and […]
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Mexico selectmen debate Planning Board responsibilities
MEXICO – The Board of Selectmen came to no decision Wednesday night on whether Planning Board duties should be just land-use issues or include ordinance reviews as well. Town Manager John Madigan said he received a letter from John Maloney, senior planner with the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments in Auburn, about what planning boards […]
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U.S. drones patrol about half the Mexican border
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — The U.S. government now patrols nearly half the Mexican border by drones alone in a largely unheralded shift to control desolate stretches where there are no agents, camera towers, ground sensors or fences, and it plans to expand the strategy to the Canadian border. It represents a significant departure from a […]