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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Something for everyone at Andover Olde Home Days
ANDOVER — People from the River Valley and beyond crowded into town Saturday for the 39th annual Andover Olde Home Days. There was something for everyone, highlighted by the lengthy parade, which carried the theme, “Where the road ends … the fun begins.” There were 36 people in the Andover Service Circle 4½-mile open […]
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Veteran Mass. officer is new Dixfield police chief
Aaron Mick has served the Dover Police Department for 32 years, the past 21 as a sergeant.
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Peru votes against highway equipment a second time
Six other warrant articles that also failed to pass in June were approved Tuesday.
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Fire destroys mobile home in Mexico
Two residents, a dog and a cat safely got out and are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
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Ludden Memorial Library director retires
Peggy Malley is leaving the position she’s held for nearly 20 years.
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Gardeners give away fresh produce in Rumford
RUMFORD — There is a giant garden in Rumford tended by a group of volunteers called Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities. Located between the Hosmer Athletic Complex and the Swift River on Lincoln Avenue, this community garden is somewhat unique in that the bounty from its three-quarters of an acre is given to people in need. […]
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Rumford library director resigns
“From some of the controversy that we’ve gone through, it’s really helped me to get a clearer vision of what a librarian needs to be to a community. I’m proud that I stood up for diversity and for making sure that all views were represented in the library.” — Tamara Butler, director, Rumford Public Library
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RSU 56 voters OK $12.9M budget
DIXFIELD — Voters in Regional School Unit 56 approved a $12.9 million spending plan Wednesday night for the 2019-20 school year, which began July 1. The budget must next be approved in referendums Tuesday in each of the four member towns: Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru. The voting locations and hours: Canton Town Office, 8 […]
