Med-Care should not be considered a liability to our community when, in all actuality, it is a very valuable asset. Service provided by this organization is of the highest quality that must be maintained for the sake of the citizens of all member towns. I have learned that it takes professional people to accomplish that […]
Mexico maine
Posted inLetters
Need ideas to save money
On June 8, Mexico voters will have the chance to vote for two selectmen. The choice is business as usual or change. Taxes for Mexico residents will go up this year; about $66 for each homeowner just because of a cut in the Homestead Exemption. Add about another 1.5 mils for the increase in the […]
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Well done
Brandon A. Archibald of Mexico received his doctor of pharmacy degree recently from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, Mass. He is employed at Wal-Mart Pharmacy in Mexico. Archibald is a graduate of Mountain Valley High School and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maine, Orono, with a bachelor’s […]
Posted inConnections
Town receives dividend from state agency
MEXICO — Municipal officials have announced that the town has received a $7,816 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association as a result of its excellent claim experience and good risk management activities. The association offers three insurance-related self-funded pools for municipal and quasi-public entities in Maine: the Workers Compensation Fund and the Unemployment Compensation […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Sewer main loan OK’d, project delayed
DIXFIELD — The town got a green light to receive a $250,000 federal, low-interest loan to replace a sewer main that spans the Webb River Bridge. However, the planned multimillion dollar bridge replacement project won’t be going ahead as originally proposed this year because of a state cash-flow problem that has delayed planned work on […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Showing of ‘The Rivals’ to benefit student
RUMFORD — “The Rivals,” a story of football in two towns in Maine, Rumford, a struggling mill town in Oxford County, and Cape Elizabeth, an affluent suburb on the coast of Maine, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, in Muskie Auditorium, Mountain Valley High School. Matt Kaubris, Rumford resident and CEO of […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Madigan gets town manager contract
MEXICO – Selectmen unanimously granted a one-year contract to John Madigan to serve as Mexico’s town manager for the fifth year. The action was taken following a 40-minute closed session to discuss components of the contract that begins July 1. Madigan received a 3 percent salary hike, the same as all municipal employees this year. […]
Posted inOpinion
Choices for Mexico
Mexico is facing difficult times. Population is declining, the mill is diminishing its work force and the state is decreasing its monetary support to the town. That should force elected officials to be careful about spending money. If not, taxes in Mexico will become unaffordable. I’ve watched Mexico’s politics for almost 10 years, gone to […]
Posted inOpinion
Vote for responsibility
Mexico residents are being told there will be no increase in Mexico’s municipal budget for 2009-2010. Perhaps that is true, but what voters should be hearing is there will be an increase in taxes because of the school budget. Also, the county tax and the amount the state will share with the town haven’t been […]