A YMCA Job Fair to fill four positions at a new daycare center in Rumford will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Rumford Public Library.
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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Rumford performing arts group returns after 3-year hiatus
A murder mystery spoof and a choral performance are planned for June.
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Rumford performing arts group returns after three-year hiatus
RUMFORD — After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, RAAPA (Rumford Association for the Advancement of the Performing Arts) is making a comeback. President Anita Murphy and director Connie Venskus said Friday rehearsals will get underway this month in preparation for a late-spring production on June 9-10 at the Snowshoe Club in Rumford. […]
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Med-Care Ambulance offers a crash course in EMS
Citizens attended a course to learn about CPR, first aid and the kinds of care paramedics provide in emergency situations.
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State providing Peru with 2 plow trucks this winter
The town lost all its plow trucks in a fire that leveled the highway garage late Thursday night.
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Peru reworking its road maintenance plans after fire destroys its snow plows
Thursday night’s fire destroyed the town’s highway garage with its four snow plows, tools and supplies.
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Rumford officials continue effort to keep Marden’s in town
Town Manager Stacy Carter said, ‘We’re working very hard to either keep them in the same location or, if need be, in a new location.’
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Impending Dixfield sewer rate increase discussed with citizens
DIXFIELD — A public notice to residents was discussed Jan. 9 regarding an impending sewer rate increase, with about a dozen people attending. The new sewer rate schedule is effective April 1, 2023 to conform with the town’s first quarter billing cycle. This new rate is intended to increase the town’s quarterly user revenues to […]
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Dixfield officials want townspeople’s ideas for closer, better community
A meeting to discuss ideas is set for 5 p.m. Monday at Ludden Memorial Library.