MEXICO — A collision Thursday morning on River Road damaged a chain-link fence and two vehicles. Drivers Jacques Pellerin, 55, of Byron and Rebecca Morton, 45, of Peru were not hurt, Mexico police Sgt. Roy Hodsdon said. Both drivers were traveling east when Pellerin attempted to turn right into Dupuis’ Towing and Salvage and Morton […]
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Mexico man charged with assault
MEXICO — A 21-year-old Mexico man was arrested at 11:48 p.m. Wednesday at a Dix Avenue residence and charged with domestic assault. Brown Street resident Troy Blanchard was charged in connection with an incident reported at 9 a.m. March 4, police Sgt. Roy Hodsdon said. Blanchard has two prior convictions for assault, he said. Hodsdon […]
Preliminary adult ed budget shows 1 percent hike
MEXICO — Region 9 board members took a first look at a proposed adult and community education budget for 2011-12 on Wednesday night. As it stands, it would rise about 1 percent, to $266,588 from $264,064. Region 9 Director Brenda Gammon said neither health care premiums nor staff raises are included in the adult education […]
Mexico police log
MEXICO — The following incidents were handled by the Mexico Police Department. * Sgt. Roy Hodsdon said police have a suspect in a felony assault that was reported at 1:43 a.m. March 2 on Holman Avenue. He said a 22-year-old Osgood Avenue man suffered serious injuries and was taken to Rumford Hospital. He is expected […]
Region 9 unveils preliminary vocational budget
MEXICO — The Region 9 board unveiled a preliminary 2011-12 budget Wednesday night that reflects a 2 percent increase over the current year’s vocational school budget. Finance Committee members were quick to say, however, that a number of changes could take place during the next few weeks. As proposed, residents of the 12-town region would […]
Driver unhurt in rollover
MEXICO — A New Hampshire woman escaped injury Friday morning when the vehicle she was driving rolled over into a snowbank. Mexico police Sgt. Roy Hodsdon said Katie Melanson, 23, of Westmoreland, N.H., was traveling east on Route 2 near Dupuis’ Towing and Salvage at 10:40 a.m. when she tried to slow her 1998 Toyota […]
Five arrested on cocaine charges in Rumford and Mexico
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Rumford Police today arrested five people indicted on cocaine charges this week by the Oxford County Grand Jury. MDEA says the five were part of a cocaine distribution ring responsible for up to $250,000 worth of cocaine sold in the Rumford-Mexico area in the past year. MDEA Agent Tony […]
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Free ski night RUMFORD — There will be a Ski, Board and Tube Free Friday Night from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Black Mountain, sponsored by Franklin Savings Bank. Lessons will be available and in some cases, equipment rentals may be discounted, usually on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact the ski areas […]