DIXFIELD — It took only 15 minutes at a Jan. 22 special town meeting for citizens to approve funding for road infrastructure and improvement following flood damage this summer. Citizens voted 11-1 to secure interim funding through an anticipatory note from Androscoggin Bank, up to $1 million, to pay for contractors and materials for the […]
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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Disaster readiness program to begin in February for Rumford and Mexico
Funds to be administered through General Assistance offices in Rumford and Mexico under the guidance of Envision Rumford.
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Dixfield officials invite Rumford residents to use ice skating rink
The Dec. 18 flood damaged the rink at the Hosmer Field Complex in Rumford.
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Rumford Parks & Rec to build a new office — on higher ground
RUMFORD — Following the flooding in the Hosmer Field Complex on Dec. 18, the Select Board voted Thursday to build a new Parks & Recreation office, and a two-bay garage out of the flood plain and onto higher ground. Town Manager Stacy Carter said the buildings will be constructed on a town-owned lot located between […]
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RSU 56 hosts Dirigo Diversity Day
DIXFIELD — Students at Dirigo High School and T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School returned to school following Martin Luther King Day to enjoy guest speakers, breakout sessions and activities as part of Dirigo Diversity Day. Developed at the recommendation of the RSU 56 School Board Ad Hoc Committee on Civil Rights, Dirigo Diversity Day was […]
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New children’s librarian announces programs at Rumford Public Library
After six months without a children’s librarian at the Rumford Public Library, new employee Samantha Conwell is working on a number of ideas she’d like to bring to the position.
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18 apartments proposed for former Mexico High School
The three-story brick building is home to the Recreation Department, town library and several businesses.
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Mexico voters approve money for trucks for Fire and Highway departments
Voters approved taking close to $360,000 from the town’s $1.5 million surplus.
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Special Dixfield town meeting moved to Monday
DIXFIELD — A special town meeting was moved to next Monday regarding funding for road repairs caused by flood damage this summer. That meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Ludden Memorial Library, just prior to the regular Select Board meeting, said Town Manager Alicia Conn. On Dec. 1, the Select Board gathered […]