Money for a backhoe and a truck were not approved Tuesday because voters faced a tax increase.
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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Rumford voters approve money for boat landing
$50,000 from the capital reserve account was authorized as the local share for a $200,000 landing on the Androscoggin River.
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Rumford voters approve $2.9M bond
The money will pay to finish infrustructure work on The Island business district.
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Brennick, DiConzo win seats on Rumford Select Board
RUMFORD — Selectperson Christopher Brennick and former Selectperson Frank DiConzo won three-years seats on the Select Board on Tuesday. Ballot totals were not available late Tuesday, according to Town Clerk Beth Bellegarde. Incumbent Selectperson James Windover and challengers Steven Dyment and William F. Porter lost their bids for seats on the board. [email protected]
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Mexico approves $3.3M town budget; Arsenault, Merrill for selectmen
Voters say yes to lease-purchase agreements for a loader and truck for Public Works, an SUV for the Police Department and a mower for the Recreation Department.
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Rumford voter performs ‘civic duty’
Adam Arsenault cast ballots in the municipal and school elections Tuesday at the American Legion Hall.
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Dirigo High School grads encouraged to be adventurous
DIXFIELD — Forty-five seniors who received their diplomas Friday evening at Dirigo High School were encouraged to be themselves and not be try to meet others’ expectations. In his address, titled “Hats for Everyhing,” senior Ethan advised classmates to try new hats. “Try combinations of hats,” he said. “Don’t let yourself be trapped by expectations […]
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Robbery suspect eluded police by swimming away but was arrested days later in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — A Rumford man is scheduled to appear in court Friday, charged with trying to steal a vehicle from a fisherman at gunpoint last weekend, interim Police Chief Ron Wood said Thursday. Vance Billings, 43, of 65 Washington St. was arrested Wednesday in Dixfield, four days after he eluded police by swimming across the […]
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Three running for two Mexico selectmen positions
Incumbent Reggie Arsenault is seeking his sixth term, with other candidates including former Select Board member Peter Merrill and newcomer Caroline Mitchell.
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Mountain Valley High School awards 90 diplomas
“Elevate the lessons that you have learned in the past four years and the keys needed to be successful for the lives ahead of us. Being safe is to not take that risk, to let that opportunity pass you by.” — Mtn. Valley Valedictorian Dillon McPherson