MEXICO — Police responded to 127 incidents from Aug. 18 to Sept. 8. Among the incidents since Aug. 18 were: Criminal mischief * On Aug. 25 at 7:41 a.m. a Howard Street resident reported their house had been hit with paint balls sometime during the night. Estimated amount of damage was $100. * On Sept. […]

MEXICO — Roy Hodsdon is the first lieutenant of the Mexico Police Department, Chief James Theriault announced. Hodsdon was promoted from sergeant. “This position will open up a possibility for more training for Lt. Hodsdon and give him more management experience,” Theriault said. “There will no longer be a sergeant’s position.” Hodsdon said he is […]

MEXICO — A food pantry helps those in desperate times, but what happens when the food pantry is down and out? Susan Byam, director of the GRAMPA food pantry, is attempting to answer that question. “Things have never been this bad,” said Byam, who is struggling to meet the growing need for food donations in […]

MEXICO — Selectmen on Tuesday night scheduled a special town meeting for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, to decide how the town wants to handle a windfall of about $705,000, and other money issues. The windfall from the Maine State Retirement Fund that Mexico was received earlier this year. Mexico pulled out of the Maine […]

MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department responded to 42 calls from Aug. 17 to 24. Among the incidents since Aug. 17 were: Accident • On Aug. 23 at 9:30 a.m. Raymond A. Vaillancourt, 61, of Middle Avenue, Mexico was attempting to merge into traffic from the Mexico Mobil gas station on Main Street in his […]

MEXICO — Selectmen approved hiring a new Recreation Department director Tuesday night without discussion. They also accepted an offer for a tax-acquired Yanush Drive property and approved work estimates for roof replacement for the Recreation Building and a contractor to reconstruct and pave Backkingdom Road. Mabel Merrill of the Recreation Committee recommended the town hire […]