MEXICO — A federal grant for community policing and lighting improvements at the Recreation Building are among the items on Tuesday’s agenda for selectmen. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Town Office. The town received a three-year Community Oriented Police Services grant of $156,071 in September 2013 to pay for […]
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Church briefs
Sermon: ‘Knowing the Mind of God’ PARIS — The Jan. 25 sermon at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street will be led by Silver Moore-Leamon. The title for the 10 a.m. worship service is “Knowing the Mind of God.” Music is under the direction of Donna Hurd and Sunday School is under the direction […]
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Former Mexico man dies in Bangor
BANGOR — A former Mexico man who was struck by a vehicle on Hammond Street earlier this week has died, Bangor police said Friday. Timothy Gotto, 55, died of his injuries at Eastern Maine Medical Center on Thursday night, according to Bangor police Sgt. Tim Cotton. Gotto had been staying in the Bangor area, Cotton […]
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Mexico police chief warns of phone scam
MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon warned residents Thursday about an ongoing telephone scam in which people impersonate the IRS and demand money. Hodsdon said a resident recently received a call from individuals claiming to be from the IRS. “They told the resident that they owed a lot of money in back taxes, and that […]
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Rumford, Mexico town manager reviews police wages, benefits for each town
RUMFORD — The town manager for Rumford and Mexico presented selectmen Wednesday night with police pay rates, as the boards continued debating whether to combine departments. Members of the police unions also attended the meeting. John Madigan said Mexico patrolmen are paid $17.51 an hour, while Rumford patrolmen are split into three classes: one paying […]
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New materials at Mexico Public Library
MEXICO — Mexico Public Library has added the following new books for early winter 2015. Adult fiction: First Frost, by Sarah A. Allen; As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, by Alan Bradley; The Silent Sister, by Diane Chamberlain; Full Force and Effect, by Tom Clancy; The Cinderella Murder, by Mary Higgins Clark; Silent Night, Holy […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen schedule closed session to discuss police contracts
RUMFORD – The Rumford and Mexico Boards of Selectmen unanimously voted Wednesday evening to schedule an executive session for 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, to review the towns’ police contracts for additional savings to a proposed consolidated police budget. Part of the motion made by Mexico Selectman Byron Ouellette stipulated that after the Rumford and […]
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Mexico Lions Club to host ice fishing derby on Valentine’s Day
ROXBURY — After placing a nearly 20-inch tagged brook trout into Roxbury Pond through the ice last February, Roland Patneaude hoped someone would catch it during the Larry Mercier Ice Fishing Derby. It was worth $2,000. But for the 35th year in a row, no one caught the beautiful fish during the derby. However, for […]
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Dryer fire guts Route 108 house in Peru
PERU — A malfunctioning clothes dryer started a fire Tuesday morning that gutted a single-story cottage beside Route 108 just south of Greenwoods Road, Peru fire Chief Bill Hussey said. There were no injuries. He said the fire began sometime after Wanda Holmquist left for work after drying or warming some clothing in the laundry […]