Bruce Farrin is editor for the Rumford Falls Times, serving the River Valley with the community newspaper since moving to Rumford in 1986. In his early days, before computers, he was responsible for covering town government, police/fire, schools and sports, typed story copy onto special paper, then cut and waxed those articles onto pages by hand before they were prepped for press. He was the darkroom technician as well. Over three-plus decades, he has also been entrusted by locals to share defining moments in their lives, promoted the efforts of people working to improve their community, with his love of photography capturing children and adults at their best. When he's not writing, he's an avid walker, and has a lifetime love of America's pastime, baseball, and the study of statistics, becoming a leader nationally among 30 TPFS dynasty baseball leagues. He is a 1981 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono, with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Rumford performing arts group returns after three-year hiatus
RUMFORD — After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, RAAPA (Rumford Association for the Advancement of the Performing Arts) is making a comeback. President Anita Murphy and director Connie Venskus said Friday rehearsals will get underway this month in preparation for a late-spring production on June 9-10 at the Snowshoe Club in Rumford. […]
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Med-Care Ambulance offers a crash course in EMS
Citizens attended a course to learn about CPR, first aid and the kinds of care paramedics provide in emergency situations.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
State providing Peru with 2 plow trucks this winter
The town lost all its plow trucks in a fire that leveled the highway garage late Thursday night.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Peru reworking its road maintenance plans after fire destroys its snow plows
Thursday night’s fire destroyed the town’s highway garage with its four snow plows, tools and supplies.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2023
Miller promoted to sergeant at Rumford Police Department
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Rumford officials continue effort to keep Marden’s in town
Town Manager Stacy Carter said, ‘We’re working very hard to either keep them in the same location or, if need be, in a new location.’
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Impending Dixfield sewer rate increase discussed with citizens
DIXFIELD — A public notice to residents was discussed Jan. 9 regarding an impending sewer rate increase, with about a dozen people attending. The new sewer rate schedule is effective April 1, 2023 to conform with the town’s first quarter billing cycle. This new rate is intended to increase the town’s quarterly user revenues to […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Dixfield officials want townspeople’s ideas for closer, better community
A meeting to discuss ideas is set for 5 p.m. Monday at Ludden Memorial Library.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Mexico firefighters start training on new Jaws of Life extrication tool
The $40,000 extrication tool was purchased through an anonymous grant.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Rumford Police Department awarded $46,829 in grants to help make local highways safer
RUMFORD — Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan announced Dec. 2 that the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved grant applications to the Rumford Police Department for funding to increase patrols throughout Rumford designed to improve highway safety over the next year. One of the more common complaints brought […]
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