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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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Peru food drive features doll, handmade outfits
Ninety-year-old seamstress has been sewing for over 82 years.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Photo: Sharing a wish with Santa
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PublishedNovember 21, 2022
Photo: Wrapped up in wreaths in Rumford
About 40 women attended the annual luncheon at American Legion Post 24.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Annual Dixfield Discount Fuel Toy Drive is off and running
RUMFORD — The 13th annual Dixfield Discount Fuel Toy Drive is off and running, with a goal to again bring smiles to local elementary school kids at Christmastime. Katie Houghton the big news this year was meeting with local lawyer Jennifer Kreckel, who donated her time to start the process of making the […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Rumford awards grants from Poland Spring Community Fund
RUMFORD — Five different non-profits and privates applicants in town were recently recipients of grants from the Poland Spring Community Fund. Town Manager Stacy Carter said members of the Benefit Committee — Jim Rinaldo, Mary Lapointe, John Pepin, Bev Soucy and Theresa Sax — accepted and reviewed applications, and interviewed before selecting the recipients. Carter […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Fill the Baby Crib Campaign
RUMFORD — Mitzi Sequoia (aka The Basket Lady) enjoys taking walks around Piscataquis Street. Recently, her walk came across a baby crib in a driveway with a large “free” sign on it. She brought it home and when Kim Sequoia saw it, she came up with one of her creative ideas to have a […]
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Rumford dedicates bandstand to John Kezal
The community leader who died Oct. 23, 2021, at age 90 was lauded for his service to his country and to the town of Rumford.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
Military service is not for the faint of heart
RUMFORD — The sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice, the vice commander of the local American Legion Post told a Veterans Day gathering Thursday. “We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured, and still be enduring, […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Peru voters authorize money for Med-Care, pass land use ordinance
PERU — Voters on Tuesday authorized $10,000 requested by Med-Care Ambulance for capital expenses and approved a Land Use Ordinance. They also repealed three outdated ordinances. The $10,000 will come from the town’s share of the American Rescue Fund Act. Med-Care Chief said, “What that allows me to do is between the time the funds […]
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PublishedNovember 8, 2022
Honoring Veterans
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