MEXICO — Selectmen decided Tuesday to limit the hours that town sand will be available to residents, in part, because neighboring Peru will close its supply to its residents starting Feb. 1. The decision followed news that Peru selectmen decided Monday to stop providing sand to residents next month because people with large trucks and nonresidents […]
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Mexico Fire Chief Gary Wentzell succumbs to cancer
MEXICO — Gary Wentzell, who served as Mexico’s fire chief for 25 years, lost his fight to cancer Sunday. The basement of the fire station Sunday evening was filled with firefighters and others, many of them wearing blue shirts with the words “Wentzell Strong.” There were many tears and hugs, followed by sharing of the numerous […]
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Two drivers injured by deer on highways
MEXICO — Police said two drivers were injured in separate accidents involving deer on highways this week. On Monday night, Gerard Pelletier, 50, of Mexico was seriously injured when his car struck a dead deer on Route 2 in Mexico and swerved into a loaded logging truck, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]
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Roxbury-area snowmobile season has been great, groomers and riders say
ROXBURY — Ask Roland Patneaude of Roxbury how much snow is still out there on Western Maine trails and you get a smart-aleck response: “All of it.” He’s mostly right, because other than a few days this past week, temperatures haven’t risen above freezing much since the Jan. 27 blizzard. Since then, several feet of […]
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Mexico, Rumford firefighters quickly knock down couch fire
MEXICO — Firefighters from Mexico and Rumford quickly knocked down a trailer fire Thursday evening at 10 Angie Lane. “It was basically a couch fire,” Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said. “The fire started on the couch, and when we investigated, we found that there were a bunch of clothes on it, along with an […]
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Monday night fire destroys snack shack at Mexico Recreation Park
MEXICO — Fire departments from Mexico and Rumford responded to a fire late Monday night that eradicated the snack shack at the Mexico Recreation Park, Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said Tuesday. Wentzell said that reports of a fully involved structure fire at the Mexico Recreation Park “came in around 11:45 p.m.,” and that firefighters […]
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Mexico fire pumper truck dedicated to Wentzell
MEXICO — Firefighters here surprised Chief Gary Wentzell on Feb. 4 by dedicating the department’s recently acquired fire truck pumper to him. The dedication took place at the annual meeting of the Mexico Fire Department. Wentzell was recognized for his years of dedicated service, as well as saving money for the town. He was awarded […]
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Selectmen accept ATV donation from Fire Department, approve purchase of skid unit
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously voted to accept the donation of a 2014 Polaris ATV 6-by-6 by the Mexico Firefighters Relief Association. Matt Winston, a firefighter with the Fire Department and president of the association, said he and the rest of the Fire Department’s fundraising committee spent the last three years […]