MEXICO — The Maine Department of Transportation will begin replacing the Androscoggin River Bridge, located between the towns of Peru and Mexico, sometime in 2016 or 2017. The plan to replace the 85-year-old bridge began in 2014, after MDOT declared that the bridge was structurally deficient and at the end of its useful life. While […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Sewer District trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Mexico: Water District trustees, 3 p.m., Town Hall
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Stephens High School Class of 1953 RUMFORD — Members of the Stephens High School Class of 1953 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the River Valley Grill. All class members and guests are welcome. For more information, call Isabel Duguay at 562-4241. ‘Green Church’ plans rummage sale MEXICO — The […]
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Electric stove, COPS grant discussion on agenda for Mexico board meeting
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will decide whether to replace an electric stove at the Town Office and whether to extend the COPS grant. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in the Calvin P. Lyons room at the Town Office. During the board’s Dec. 23 meeting, Town Manager […]
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Storytellers guild to meet Jan. 15 FARMINGTON — The monthly meeting of the WOODS (Western Order of Dedicated Storytellers) guild will be held on the third Thursday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Farmington Public Library on Academy Street. January’s meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, and will be […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen debate manpower levels in police proposals
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford Boards of Selectmen on Wednesday night debated whether the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office or a combination of the towns’ police departments would provide enough manpower to meet law enforcement needs. During a Nov. 24, 2014, meeting in Mexico, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant presented a two-year contract proposal to […]
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Rumford, Mexico boards discuss shared police budget proposal
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford boards of selectmen on Wednesday evening argued the pros and cons of a proposed shared police budget. Since September 2013, the towns’ officials have been looking at ways to consolidate services and save money. They hired Municipal Resources, a consulting company from New Hampshire, which said both towns could […]
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Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club meets MEXICO — The Mexico Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club will hold its monthly meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, downstairs at the Town Hall. All are welcome. The Think Snow dance and raffle tickets are ready and can be purchased at the meeting. For more information, call 364-8665. Daughters of […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Region 9 board, 6 p.m., River Road school Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Joint Selectmen’s meeting with Rumford, 6 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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Mexico police to host monthly neighborhood watch meeting on Jan. 21
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will hold its monthly neighborhood watch meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday. Hodsdon said that the idea for the program came from reserve police Officer Cam Barrieau, following an increase in the town’s thefts and burglaries. “He proposed the idea of a neighborhood […]