RUMFORD — On Wednesday August 16, the Rumford Planning Board will host another planning session for the proposed Rumford Community Forest. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall. The 90-minute meeting will include a discussion about setting a mission for the project that reflects what folks would like to see in 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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Maifeld serves on Law Enforcement Final Leg Team at Special Olympics World Summer Games in Germany
RUMFORD — For a week this past June, retired police Sgt. Douglas Maifeld of Rumford was in Germany, representing Maine on the Law Enforcement Final Leg Team at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. He even got to carry the torch. That final leg team consisted of 120 members from 46 […]
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Peru voters approve all special town meeting articles
PERU — Twenty citizens needed just 20 minutes on August 14 to approve all six articles as presented at a special town meeting held in the Town Office. After agreeing to a few changes before approving the warrant, both the Select Board and the Budget Committee each recommended all the articles. Without any discussion, there […]
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Rumford eyes elementary school property as future community center
RUMFORD — The Select Board has approved $12,500 to appraise the Rumford Elementary School in order to apply for a federal grant to help convert it to a community center. “This appraisal is being conducted for the purpose of applying for a grant of up to $3 million in an upcoming funding cycle with the […]
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Rumford police investigate criminal mischief incidents
At least 11 windows have been damaged in the past week around Rumford.
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Rumford board approves new firefighter, police cruiser
RUMFORD — The Select Board Thursday approved a new firefighter and a new police cruiser. After announcing that Chris Bryant has retired from the Rumford Fire Department, Chief Chris Reed made a recommendation to fill a vacancy with Jesse Morgan, who had served in South Carolina for years as a firefighter/EMT. He said Morgan moved […]
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Convicted felon charged with firearms and habitual offender charges
RUMFORD — According to Rumford Police, on Friday morning, law enforcement officers from the Rumford Police, Mexico Police, Maine State Police and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) executed a search warrant at the Michael J. Stanton residence at 49 Beliveau Road in Rumford to search for evidence relating to an ongoing state and […]
