The former building sustained an estimated $2 million damage, including equipment, in a December 2023 flood.
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.
Rumford seeks $1 million federal grant to combat drug trafficking
Rumford Police Department Chief Tony Milligan said the funds would be used for technology infrastructure and technology upgrades.
Grant request advances for Rumford community center project
Included is a $3 million request by Rumford to support the construction of a child care and community center at the site of Rumford Elementary School.
Grant request advances for Canton Water District infrastructure improvement project
U.S. Senator Susan Collins says $59 million in funding has been requested for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout Maine.
Two large housing projects proposed for Rumford Center Village
The Planning Board will likely act on these projects following 5 p.m. public hearings on Aug. 6 and Sept. 3 in the Rumford Falls Auditorium at Town Hall.
Rumford to decide on new Parks and Rec garage at special town meeting July 30
The Select Board said that a critical circumstance exists because the town wants to have the garage constructed on Hosmer Lane by the end of the year.
Two retaining walls to be replaced in Rumford
White’s Yardworks of Rumford submitted the winning bids for the Strathglass Park and York Street projects.
Mexico is retiring Roscoe the snake
Town Manager Jack Gaudet says town wants to do to more work in that area.
Dixfield plans to purchase new plow truck
Town also set to install a new message board in front of Ludden Memorial Library on Main Street.
Rumford looks to buy new ladder truck
The town may also be looking to Mexico and Roxbury to help with buying the truck by extending an existing purchase agreement.