The active volunteers say they each bring unique talents to the mission, making them a stronger team to respond to area emergencies.
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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Friday Night Live to return to 49 Franklin in Rumford
The event takes place on Fridays and Saturdays at 49 Franklin in the Mystic Theater in Rumford.
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Western Foothills school district working to pare down proposed 2025-26 budget
RUMFORD — While no vote has been taken yet by the RSU 10 school board, cuts on the proposed 2025-2026 budget have whittled the increase to 6.8%, a figure presented by Business Manager Leah Kaulback at the March 31 workshop at Mountain Valley High School. The goal when the board began making cuts was for […]
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Rumford launches its own notification platform
Residents can get official news, alerts and safety notifications from the town of Rumford for free.
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Mexico to contract with county for police coverage
The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office will take over 24-hour police coverage for the town after residents voted in favor of disbanding the Mexico Police Department for good.
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Longtime teachers announcement retirements in RSU 10
BUCKFIELD — Several longtime teachers in RSU 10 announced their retirements, with others to retire, during the March 24 board of directors meeting. Retirements include Kimberly Garneau, after 39 years, a pre-K teacher at Rumford Elementary School, effective at the end of the school year. And James Aylward, dean of students at Mountain Valley High […]
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Interim principal appointed to lead Mexico elementary school
Earlier in the summer, Superintendent Deb Alden suggested that a public tour of the new Mountain Valley Community School might be possible in August, but that’s not going to happen.
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Peru school librarian named best in Maine
Cindy Petherbridge of Auburn has served as Dirigo Elementary School librarian for 10 years.
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Roxbury voters pass all articles at annual town meeting
ROXBURY — Residents approved all 84 articles on a proposed 2025-26 municipal budget on March 16, according to Town Administrator Renee Hodsdon. Board Chair Tim Derouche, approved for a new three-year term at the meeting, said, “Everything is very close to last year. We had to raise some things.” Hodsdon said the new budget is […]
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Children’s book author visits Dirigo Elementary School
PERU — Maine author Lynn Plourde visited the Dirigo Elementary School on March 18 to read students from pre-K to second grade, with all these students receiving an autographed Lynn Plourde book to take home with them. The Winthrop author, who has written more than 40 children’s books, tailored her presentations to the grade level […]