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 selectmen vote to send letter urging RSU 10 to reduce budget
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to send a letter to the Regional School Unit 10 school board requesting it reduce the 2015-16 budget by 10 percent from the previous year’s budget. The vote came shortly after the selectmen voted to request that Town Manager John Madigan attempt to reduce each […]
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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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A. Aniel: Dixfield wind power ordinance
Dixfield residents’ vote on the wind power ordinance was so close, it is obvious that the wind project is too divisive for the community to take effect. As a physician, I can say that it is essential that the maximum allowed decibels should be no greater than 45 dBA during the day and 42 dBA […]
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Mexico selectmen debate Planning Board responsibilities
MEXICO – The Board of Selectmen came to no decision Wednesday night on whether Planning Board duties should be just land-use issues or include ordinance reviews as well. Town Manager John Madigan said he received a letter from John Maloney, senior planner with the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments in Auburn, about what planning boards […]
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R. Arsenault: Think twice, vote once
If people support and vote for Andy Dupuis and Dr. Albert Aniel, they also support closing the library, cutting police coverage and recreation for the town; that is their motive. Neither candidate believes in keeping a safe reserve account for unexpected expenses for capital equipment purchases and road maintenance and reconstruction. At the first budget […]
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M. Richard: Vote on June 10
I have been called a troublemaker by some and praised by many for the information I share through my letters to the editor. It doesn’t bother me at all. I only do what I do for the benefit of Mexico citizens. If residents do only one thing to help the town this year, they should […]
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D. Richard: Voting ‘no’ means lower taxes
During a recent birthday party for my grandmother, Marjorie Richard, she was chosen to take part in a magic show. Her only instructions were to say “no” to everything the magician asked. When the magician asked, “Can you say ‘no’?” she responded, “I sure can!” Now, I have only one concern, one question, actually, for […]
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A. Aniel: Changes are sorely needed
After hiring a consultant to look into sharing town services to save cost and improve efficiency, and after that consultant stated that there was infrastructure and personnel enough for a population twice the towns’ size, both Rumford and Mexico town officials did what they always do — raise the budgets. It is time to elect […]
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Mexico selectmen appoint Recall Ordinance Committee
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to appoint seven residents to the Recall Ordinance Committee. They are Albert Aniel, Lisa Arsenault, Aaron Cummings, Amanda Hamner, Marie Naples, Marjorie Richard and Clifford Stuart. Board of Selectmen Chairman Richie Philbrick and Selectman Byron Ouellette will also serve on the committee, with Town Manager John […]