At the voting booths on June 10, Mexico residents will be asked if they want to borrow more money for town roads. That will be on a separate piece of paper and is a “yes” or “no” question. Mexico taxpayers still owe for the road work just done. Do people run their homes that way? […]
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Mexico Public Library seeks yard sale vendors
MEXICO — Want to avoid all the fuss of advertising and holding a yard sale at your house? The Mexico Public Library will host a sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 31, in the area beside and behind the library. The side lawn is visible to Main Street traffic. In the event of […]
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Mexico High School Class of 1958 MEXICO — The Mexico High School Class of 1958 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Far East Restaurant. Spouses and significant others are welcome. Stephens High School Class of 1961 RUMFORD — The Stephens High School Class of 1961 will meet for lunch […]
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Correction: Classes meeting May 16 and 21
RUMFORD — A story on Page B3 of the River Valley edition Tuesday should have said the Stephens High School Class of 1961 will meet Friday, May 16, and the Class of 1965 will meet Wednesday, May 21.
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Mexico town manager: Phone vote during May 6 special meeting was legal
MEXICO — Town Manager John Madigan told selectmen Tuesday night that the vote at the special selectmen meeting May 6 to put an article on the June 10 annual town meeting warrant to finish paving work was legal. Last month, selectmen asked Town Manager John Madigan to determine the cost of finishing paving Back Kingdom […]
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Local CUs contribute volunteer hours to communities
PORTLAND — The Maine Credit Union League has announced the results of the 2013 CUs’ Share for ME Program, which tracks volunteer hours as reported by credit unions. The 2013 total was the second-highest ever, with nearly 37,500 hours documented by 40 credit unions and close to 1,000 volunteers contributing their time for a community […]
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Mother’s Day service, brunch RUMFORD — A Mother’s Day service and brunch will be held Sunday, May 11, at the Rumford Lodge of Elks 862, River Street. The service will take place at 11 a.m. with a brunch to follow. All moms will eat free with a donation of $3 for all others. For more […]
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Strong earthquake shakes Mexico’s Pacific coast
ACAPULCO, Mexico — A strong earthquake shook the southern Pacific coast of Mexico as well as the capital and several inland states Thursday, sending frightened people into unseasonal torrential rains that were also bearing down on the coast. The 6.4-magnitude quake in southern Guerrero state was centered about 9 miles (15 kilometers) north of Tecpan […]
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Mexico board agrees to put road funding matter before town meeting voters
MEXICO — Selectmen voted 3-2 at Tuesday night’s special meeting to put an article on the June 10 annual town meeting warrant to finish paving work. Chairman Richie Philbrick said Wednesday that the board voted to take money out of the capital account so taxes and the tax rate won’t increase. He said the capital […]