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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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Roxbury approves $667,560 town budget for 2024-25
Voters also approved raising $48,000 from the General Fund to install a dock at the Roxbury Pond boat landing.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Roxbury annual town meeting this Sunday
Voters will decide on 89 articles at noon Sunday during the annual town meeting at the Town Office.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Mexico to pay $1,200 for fire department use of Med-Care base
MEXICO — After a lengthy discussion, the select board voted March 5 to pay $1,200 for the fire department’s use of the Med-Care Ambulance base. The fire department has been operating out of the Med-Care base since the fire station was flooded by the Dec. 18 storm and the subsequent repair process. On Feb. 6, […]
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Arsenault resigns select board post in Mexico
MEXICO — John “Jack” Arsenault, elected by voters Nov. 7 to fill the position vacated by Kevin Jamison, resigned in mid-February, according to Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day. She said will be an election at the annual town meeting in June to fill the remaining two years of that three-year term. At the select board meeting […]
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Roxbury to hold annual town meeting Sunday
ROXBURY — Funding for a half-mile boardwalk trail and replacing the loading dock at the Ellis Pond boat launch are among the 89 articles voters will decide upon at this Sunday’s annual town meeting. The meeting gets underway at noon at the Town Office, 1095 Roxbury Road. Tax Collector and Treasurer Renee Hodsdon said the […]
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Rumford rally supports recovery from substance use disorder
More than 100 people participated in a 1-mile march through several streets Saturday to draw attention to the challenges of those suffering from substance abuse.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
New Rumford fire station to include state’s first safe haven ‘baby box’
Petition drive started regarding LD 560, enacted in 2021 but the rulemaking process has yet to begin.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Three charged with dealing fentanyl, cocaine from Rumford hotel room
Two Oxford County residents and a Massachusetts man have prior drug convictions.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Information shared to help community recover from December flood
RUMFORD — Valuable information was provided by organizations on Feb. 27 to help the River Valley recover from the December storms and flooding. The Envision Disaster Relief Night of Information, hosted by Envision Rumford, was held at Mountain Valley High School. This was for homeowners, renters, business owners, and non-profits, to learn about various types […]
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Photo: Fun at McGouldrick Park in Dixfield
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