Class of 1952 from Stephens High DIXFIELD — The Class of 1952 from Stephens High of Rumford will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 7, at The Front Porch for their monthly luncheon. All class members and guests welcome. St. Timothy Daughters meet April 8 RUMFORD — St. Timothy Circle No. 504, Daughters of Isabella, […]
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Rumford police end half-hour standoff, take suicidal woman into custody
RUMFORD — A local woman threatening to kill herself with a knife just after noon Thursday in a Maine Avenue apartment caused a short standoff with police before she was taken into custody, police said. The woman had a small, self-inflicted abrasion on her wrist, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said. She was taken by […]
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Region 9 board adopts $2.1 million budget
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board approved a proposed $2.1 million vocational budget and a $299,000 adult education budget Wednesday night. The 2014-15 spending plan will go to voters at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the cafeteria of the River Road school. Region 9 towns are Andover, Bethel, Greenwood, Newry, […]
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Mexico selectmen, Finance Committee to discuss economic development budget
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the Budget Committee on April 8 to discuss whether to approve the proposed economic development budget for 2014-15. The meeting will be held before the regularly scheduled selectmen meeting at 6:30 p.m. The proposed economic development budget is $8,000, $2,000 less than this fiscal year. Among […]
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Rumford brothers arrested on sex charges
MEXICO — Two brothers from Rumford were charged this week with having sex with teen girls after giving them drugs or intoxicants, Mexico police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said he arrested Jacob Blood, 20, of 414 Cumberland Street in Rumford on Tuesday on four counts of Class D sexual abuse of a minor and […]
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Nezinscot-area residents offer thoughts on RSU 10 education
SUMNER — Among the many comments voiced Tuesday night, both positive and negative, came one that pretty much summed up how residents of the Nezinscot area of RSU 10 feel about their schools. And that is that they are safe and they receive community support; and teachers, parents and students all know one another. That […]
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Roxbury ATV Club, Mexico Police Department hosting ATV safety course
ROXBURY — The Roxbury ATV Club will be hosting a free safety course for residents from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Roxbury Town Office, club vice president Roland Patneaude said. Patneaude said the ATV Club, with the assistance of the Mexico Police Department, has been hosting safety courses for ATV […]
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Mexico High School Class of 1969 MEXICO — Mexico High School Class of 1969 will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the Far East. Classmates and guests welcome. For more information, call Donna at 562-8287. Mexico High School Class of 1959 MEXICO — The Mexico High School Class of 1959 is invited to […]
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Retail beverage training seminar planned for area businesses
MEXICO – The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will host a free seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 7, at the Police Department to teach businesses how to prevent the sale of alcohol to underage and high-risk drinkers. Project coordinator Sandy Witas said the program, titled Seller Server Training for Off-premise Licensees, […]
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B. Barrett: Let the voters be heard
The Mexico town manager may be right that the town of Mexico is not required to have a budget committee. That much was evident when he wrote the new ordinance (at the request of the chairman of the planning board) that there was no place on the ballot for residents to vote for the budget […]