Reading about the fireworks blast and of the tragedy of 11 people injured in New Hampshire, including five children, in the Sun Journal July 5, reminded me of why fireworks had been banned for so many years, and why towns were so willing to pay thousands of dollars for fireworks to be displayed and enjoyed […]
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Mexico High Class of 1948 DIXFIELD — Mexico High School Class of 1948 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Ellis Variety. Stephens High Class of 1965 TURNER — The Stephens High School Class of 1965 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 13, at Fore Season’s Restaurant at the Turner Highlands golf […]
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Officials to review rejected recreation budget
MEXICO — Selectmen and members of the budget committee will meet Tuesday to debate the recreation department budget, nearly a month after voters rejected that budget at the polls. On June 12, residents voted 209-158 against the selectmen’s proposed $144,101 recreation budget, a 54 percent increase over the current year’s budget. That increase would have […]
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Parish Thrift Shop open for summer JAY — Parish Thrift Shop, Bartlett Memorial United Methodist Church, North Jay, is open for the summer from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Available items include lightly used clothes, household items, dishes, books, toys, baby clothes and some furniture. Good parking. Mexico High Class of 1964 MEXICO — […]
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Canton, Mexico men jailed following theft, assault on a Rumford officer
RUMFORD — Two men remained jailed Thursday, one day after an incident at Mountain Valley Variety on Lincoln Avenue. Damen James Korhonen, 20, of Route 108 in Canton and Nicholas R. Varnum, 22, of 6 Dix Ave. Apt. 2, in Mexico were still incarcerated at the Oxford County Jail in Paris early Thursday evening, a […]
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Eagle Scout spruces up playground
MEXICO — After a childhood spent playing with friends at the Mexico Recreation Park, 18-year-old Richard Masterson decided this summer to give something back to the community. On Saturday and Sunday, Masterson and his fellow Boy Scouts from Troop 580 spent nearly 20 hours at the park building a playground complete with slide, swings and […]
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Peru Historical Society meeting PERU — The Peru Historical Society will meet on Tuesday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Peru Historical Society Building. It is recommended that members attend as there is an important discussion to be held. Telstar High 20th reunion BETHEL — Telstar Regional High School Class of 1992 will hold […]
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Mexico senior living apartments go smoke-free
MEXICO — Grand View Apartments, a senior living facility on Backkingdom Road, is smoke free as of Sunday, July 1. The decision was made after an expensive turnover of an apartment that had been occupied by a smoking tenant, according to Agent Manager Anne Young. The change was made with the assistance of the River […]
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Getting the lead out: Program shows proper methods of disposal
MEXICO — At one time, lead paint seemed like a dream product. Thanks to the magic of chemistry, lead paint went on rich and thick, resisted corrosion, expanded and contracted with the temperature, and fought mold and mildew. Today, lead paint’s legacy looks more like a peeling, toxic mess. “It looks like a pretty good […]