Life isn’t so rosy if you’re a Rumford resident: Your commute is longer, your job pays less and that family next door is a lot more likely to be living in poverty. Call Lewiston home? If you’re 60 or older, there’s about a 50-50 chance you speak French or some other foreign language (but it’s probably […]
Mexico maine
Posted inRiver Valley
Accident on Route 120 in Mexico sends one to local hospital
MEXICO — An accident on Route 120 limited traffic to one lane and sent one woman to the hospital at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday. Sandra Standeven of Andover was driving a black Dodge Durango north on Route 120 when she lost control of her vehicle, Mexico police Chief James Theriault said. Standeven’s mother, Jane Reed, 78, […]
advertisement
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico’s Region 9 to house local access TV
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board on Wednesday unanimously approved use of an upstairs room by the Western Valley Access Channel. The move is expected to provide students at Region 9, as well as others from RSU 10 and SAD 44 in the future, with added resources for learning how to […]
Posted inLetters
S. Ford: Resorting to dirty tricks
I could not believe the incredibly divisive rhetoric espoused by Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe when defending her vote against a middle-class tax cut, claiming it was “unknown” how many of those businesses were so-called “small” businesses. I think the vast majority of Mainers would agree that they would love to be in the position to […]
Posted inConnections
Briefly
Festival of trees RUMFORD — The Rumford Performing Arts Committee will hold its third annual Festival of Trees celebration at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Doors will open at 6 p.m. This year the show is free to the public. Local musicians will play and sing Christmas carols headlined by Raapa. Santa will be there […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford Crime Bulletin
Incident Report Statistics: Between Monday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Dec. 5, patrol officers responded to 115 complaints. Arrests/Summonses: Monday, Nov. 28, at 8:20 a.m., Greg Gibbons, 25, of Mexico was arrested by Sgt. Tracey Higley on two charges of theft. Gibbons is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 7. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 1:37 […]
Posted inConnections
Christmas cantata to be performed
MEXICO/RUMFORD — The First Baptist Churches of Mexico and Rumford, on behalf of the River Valley Union of Evangelical Churches, will present “Call Him Jesus,” a Christmas cantata, on Dec. 11 and 18. Each month the fellowship member churches join for a united service at a host church, featuring guest speakers, musical and/or dramatic presentations […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Officials seeks help in finding Mexico arson suspect
MEXICO — State fire investigators are seeking help from the public to learn who intentionally destroyed an uninhabited two-story house by fire early Tuesday morning at 42 Mexico Ave. There were no injuries in the 12:30 a.m. inferno, but the fire scorched a tenant’s white Dodge Neon parked in the driveway of Diane Ellis’s house […]
Posted inConnections
Briefly
Fourth of July meeting RUMFORD — The Rumford Fourth of July Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the conference room in the Rumford Town Hall. Discussion will include organizing next year’s event and the schedule. Basketball auction MEXICO — The Mountain Valley Eagle’s girls basketball travel team will hold an […]
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
Tony Atlas, pro wrestler, coming to Mexico
MEXICO — Pro wrestling has been here numerous times, but when they arrive on Dec. 10, they will be bringing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Famer Tony Atlas. The Saturday event, a fundraiser for the Greater Rumford Community Center, will take place in the Mountain Valley Middle School gymnasium. Atlas, 57, an imposing figure […]