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Personal financial management to be workshop theme

MEXICO — Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community will hold a free “Credit Yourself Training” from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 26 and Oct. 3, at Region 9 Adult Education. Topics will be personal financial management, credit and how to use it, creating a spending plan and setting financial goals. These are important […]

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Evidence stolen from police cruiser

MEXICO — Police say two local men are charged in connection with the theft of marijuana from a police cruiser where it had been placed as evidence Monday night on Dix Avenue. Kyle Richard, 20, of Rumford was charged with falsifying physical evidence, burglary from a motor vehicle, theft by unauthorized taking or transferring and […]

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Mexico police log

MEXICO — The Police Department responded to the following incidents: Criminal mischief * On Sept. 17 at 3:55 p.m. a Carlton Avenue resident reported their vehicle was keyed. Estimated damage was $200. Police have no leads. Theft * On Sept. 16 at 9:19 a.m. a business on Roxbury Road reported the theft of a .45-caliber […]

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New materials at Mexico library

MEXICO — Mexico Public Library has added the following materials to its collection. Adult fiction: Adrenaline, by Jeff Abbott; The Jefferson Key, by Steve Berry; Storm at the Door, by Stefan M. Block; Back of Beyond, by C.J. Box; Cold Wind, by C.J. Box; Red Herring without Mustard, by Alan Bradley; Robert B. Parker’s Killing […]

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‘Evangeline: The Novel’ author to speak, sign books

MEXICO — Richard F. Mullins, author of “Evangeline: The Novel,” will be guest speaker at the Mexico Historical Society at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. There will also be a book signing. Mullins was born in New Waterford, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, surrounded by friends of Acadian descent. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier […]

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Sunday School resumes at Mexico Congregational

MEXICO — Sunday School classes resumed on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Mexico Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (the “Green Church”). Classes are available for children from age four through elementary and middle school. Parents are welcome to attend the 10 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary while their children are in […]

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Online career-planning class launches

MEXICO — Adults of all ages and backgrounds from across Maine will now be able to participate in a new online career planning class. Women, Work and Community will offer “Career Exploration & Planning — Live and Online” beginning the week of Oct. 17. Registration for the class in Mexico is required by Oct. 3 […]

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Two area youths help capture robbery suspects

MEXICO — Two school boys’ quick thinking helped police arrest two men on a charge of attempted robbery. On Monday officer Kyle Matthews charged 19-year-olds Joshua Weldon and Brandon Buzynski, both of Shapleigh, with attempted robbery. Weldon was also charged with Class D assault. The school boys were riding bikes on River Road in Mexico […]