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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Zac Calden to host open mic night at Snowshoe Club
RUMFORD — Zac Calden, known by many for his comedy skits with 49 Franklin’s Friday Night Live, is hosting an open mic night on Thursday, Oct. 17th at the Snowshoe Club on Waldo Street. Calden said signups are at 6:30 p.m., with comedy starting at 7. Anybody can get on stage if they sign up. […]
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Traffic light proposed for high-crash location in Peru
Project for the intersection of Route 108, Main and North Main to be considered for 2027.
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Canton receives $9,800 in fines from Department of Labor
CANTON — The town owes the Maine Department of Labor $9,800 in fines because of citations for town department buildings and noncompliance, Select Board Chairperson Brian Keene said during the Sept. 17 Select Board meeting at the Town Office. Keene said he and Selectperson Carole Robbins met with MDOL representatives Sept. 6 to discuss citations […]
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Dixfield to have special election to fill Select Board vacancy
DIXFIELD — There will be a special election Oct. 25 to fill a Select Board vacancy. At their Sept. 9 meeting, the three Select Board members present voted unanimously for the election to fill a seat on the board. Rick Davis resigned as he moved to Rumford. An ordinance in Dixfield says select board members […]
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Rumford woman doing virtual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk again
Connie Venskus has been part of the Jimmy Fund Walk fundraiser since 2011 and is hoping to reach a personal total of $25,000 to support of research and patient care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
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Photo: Rumford’s oldest resident honored
Irene Poirier receives the Boston Post Cane.
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State police destroy suspicious case found inside new Rumford Fire Station
The package was x-rayed and revealed wires, tools, a stapler and components that could carry the possibility of an explosive device within, said Rumford Fire Chief Chris Reed.
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Clinton Delano presented with Peru’s Post Cane
The Peru man Delano, born on Feb. 3, 1926, is the town’s oldest citizen.
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Rumford board approves moving bandstand to Stephens Memorial Park
Rumford plans to move the Kezal Bandstand from the Veterans Park, located at the end of Congress Street, to Stephens Memorial Park on York Street.