The $40,000 extrication tool was purchased through an anonymous grant.
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 Police Department awarded $46,829 in grants to help make local highways safer
RUMFORD — Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan announced Dec. 2 that the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved grant applications to the Rumford Police Department for funding to increase patrols throughout Rumford designed to improve highway safety over the next year. One of the more common complaints brought […]
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Public forum to address growing substance abuse set Wednesday in Rumford
The session will address law enforcement, prevention and treatment options.
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Hearing set Monday on increasing Dixfield sewer rate
DIXFIELD — A public hearing on raising the sewer rate this year from $70 to $93 per quarter is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday, the first step in possibly erasing an estimated $1 million deficit that’s been building since 2011. The meeting will be held downstairs at the Ludden Library. Town Manager Alicia Conn said […]
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Employee housing proposed for Dixfield sawmill
Irving Forest Products Sawmill plans to install four, four-bedroom mobile homes, each with two baths and a common-area kitchen.
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Helping seniors with alone time this winter
RUMFORD — Thanks to a $2,000 grant, the Rumford Senior Citizens has puzzles and books their members can borrow to take home with them during these cold winter months. The 60 Lowell St. senior group was one of five non-profits and private applicants in Rumford named recipients of grants from the Poland Spring Community Fund. […]
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EV charging station coming to Dixfield
DIXFIELD — An electric vehicle charging station will be installed in town next spring. At their meeting on Dec. 12, the Select Board voted 3-2 to approve a proposal for a EV charging station in the town parking lot behind the Town Office building. The two-plug, medium-speed charger would require two parking spaces. Voting for […]
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Annual DDF Toy Drive reaches over 1,800 kids
RUMFORD — Last month’s Toy Drive through Dixfield Discount Fuel helped provide Christmas for all nine of the River Valley local schools, reaching over 1,800 kids, according to DDF Office Manager Katie Houghton. The 13th annual toy drive also marked their first year as a 501c3 non-profit. Houghton noted, “This one topped off as the […]
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Special Rumford town meeting scheduled for January
Voters will consider warrant articles to lease Rumford Center Meeting House and a parcel of town land behind the public works garage on U.S. Route 2 for a solar array.
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Dixfield to receive $514,400 for wastewater pump station upgrade
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said his request is included in federal bill.