Miles Smith is planning to build a permanent trash and recycling receptacle at Black Bridge in Mexico.
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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Woman, 102, credits faith, family for longevity
Asked what the ingredients were to her longevity, Lillian said, ‘I start every morning with a prayer, and I do my crosswords and jumble everyday.’
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Mexico to poll taxpayers on future police coverage
Town Manager Raquel Welch-Day said, “We need the input of our voters to decide how to move forward.”
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Rumford to consider own notification system
RUMFORD — The town is considering establishing its own emergency notification system. Town Manager George O’Keefe said, “We’ve been looking at notification systems prior to the (Dec. 10) incident with the brown snow at the mill. That certainly made it quite clear that this was something that we needed to consider on a broader level.” […]
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Bank donates $25K to Black Mountain of Maine’s capital campaign
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine recently received a $25,000 contribution from Franklin Savings Bank towards their capital campaign. “Their support will help us expand our snowmaking capacity, ensuring better coverage and earlier openings for seasons to come,” noted a Black Mountain spokesman. “This gift doesn’t just benefit the mountain — it helps our entire […]
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Peru moves into new highway garage
Fire destroyed the original building two years ago.
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Rumford mill, town still probing Dec. 10 brown snow event
ND Paper said an operational issue resulted in equipment venting “black liquor” into the air outside.
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Question of future Mexico police coverage moving to June ballot
An informational meeting will be held prior to the vote, and taxpayers are asked to continue to turn their surveys on the police department.
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Rumford girl and her father win ‘Where’s Miguel, the Elf on the Shelf?’
MEXICO — For most every day during December, Andrew Tripp and his daughter, Georgia, of Rumford watch for daily clues on the Town of Mexico Facebook page about which business was hosting “Where’s Miguel, the Elf on the Shelf?” Their names were selected among the four different people finding every place where the 5-foot Elf […]
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Med-Care Ambulance in Mexico offers to install address numbers for homes at no cost
The goal is to reach 200 people in the agency’s coverage area of northern Oxford County.