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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PublishedSeptember 7, 2019
Dog, snake perish in Mexico fire
MEXICO — A dog and a snake perished in a mobile home fire Friday evening at 13 Chase Ave., according to Mexico Fire Capt. Allen Chartier. He said no one was home when the fire was reported at about 5 p.m. When firefighters arrived, the structure was heavily engulfed. Firefighters and equipment from Rumford, Dixfield […]
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Rumford woman is pacesetter for marathon Jimmy Fund walk
Connie Venskus has raised $7,377 since 2011 .
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Dixfield to vote Monday on new tax payment date
The change is proposed because a school budget has not been approved by voters.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Dixfield’s only bank closing in November
Bangor Savings Bank, which has a branch in Rumford, is shutting down shut down its branch on Main Street.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Memorial mud run in Mexico to raise money to fight addiction
The Sept. 14 event on River Road will be drug and alcohol free.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
Byron woman recounts history of gold-panning
MEXICO — Since early in the 20th century, many a person looking to find gold in Maine has ventured to Byron to pan along the branches of the Swift River. Irene Hutchinson, 88, gave a presentation on gold-panning in Byron to the Mexico Historical Society on Aug. 19. A longtime member of the Byron Historical […]
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Peru voters asked to pay for equipment repairs
A total of $24,500 from surplus is requested to fix a backhoe and a plow truck.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Parking alert in Mexico
MEXICO — A parking alert has been issued for Monday and Tuesday for pavement-milling on Route 2. The Maine Department of Transportation has requested no parking from Firehouse Express Car Wash at 299 Main St. through the downtown those two days.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Police close Route 2 in Dixfield for suspicious box
A package discovered in front of the Town Office on Friday morning turned out to be newsletters from a printer.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2019
PHOTOS: Burning off propane in Rumford
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