Connie Venskus has raised $7,377 since 2011 .
Bruce Farrin
Staff Writer
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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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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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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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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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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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.
Posted inNews, River Valley
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.
Posted inMaine, River Valley
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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Thurston named Rumford Citizen of the Year
RUMFORD — Patricia “Tricia” Shahan Thurston is this year’s Rumford Citizen of the Year. Thurston, currently serving as Commander of American Legion Post 24, was presented with a certificate and a town clock at the start of the Board of Selectmen’s meeting Thursday. A large contingent from the Rumford post was in attendance to hear […]