MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen met with the Dixfield town manager and two Dixfield selectmen Wednesday night to discuss the possibility of sharing a police chief. Mexico Board of Selectmen Chairman Richie Philbrick said the board sent a letter to Dixfield selectmen after hearing that Dixfield police Chief Richard Pickett will retire in early […]
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High school ski team seeks donations RUMFORD — People in the River Valley are invited to help the Friends of Falcon Skiing raise money to cover the cost of sending approximately 30 members of the Mountain Valley High School ski team to the Class C state meet at northern Maine’s Bigrock Mountain in February. The […]
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Mexico selectmen to air Planning Board duties
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion on Planning Board duties at its meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Office conference room. The issue was brought to light after fire Chief Gary Wentzell asked Selectman Reggie Arsenault, who is also a Planning Board member, whether […]
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Stephens High School Class of 1961 BETHEL — The Stephens High School Class of 1961 will have a class luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Rooster’s Road House, Route 2, across from Norseman Inn. For more information, call Louise at 364-3743. Craft fair Nov. 15 at Telstar High BETHEL — A craft fair will […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Water District Trustees, 3 p.m., Town Hall Thursday Roxbury: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Hope Association clients move into new, improved Highland Terrace home
MEXICO — The Hope Association has moved several of their clients into a new home on Highland Terrace in Mexico, replacing the old residence on Maple Street in Rumford, executive director Catherine Johnson said Monday. The new home, located at 91 Highland Terrace, helps teach residents with intellectual disabilities how to live more independent and […]
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Mexico Planning Board considers splitting Public Safety budget
MEXICO — The Planning Board agreed Thursday evening to ask Town Manager John Madigan if it should begin amending the referendum town meeting ordinance to split the Public Safety budget into police and fire department budgets. The issue was brought up at the Sept. 23 selectmen meeting after fire Chief Gary Wentzell said some people […]
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Mexico to ask Rumford about use of library
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Tuesday evening to ask the Rumford Public Library to draft a proposal on what it would cost Mexico to use the library. Selectman Andy Dupuis said he wanted to see if the Rumford library could look into the matter before Mexico sets its budget. “I think we […]
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Holiday edition of Today River Valley video available
RUMFORD — The holiday edition of Today River Valley, a community journalism news video feature program for the towns of the upper Androscoggin River Valley, is now available. Author Phil Blampied of Rumford launched the program in the fall of 2012. The holiday 2014 edition includes: * A look at the free horse and wagon […]