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 […]
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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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.
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Rumford Senior Citizens offer members puzzles, books
RUMFORD — Rumford Senior Citizens is offering a collection of jigsaw puzzles and books for members to borrow this winter. The group has a center at the River Valley Technical Center at 60 Lowell St. and is open from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Tuesdays. Anyone who needs help to get from the entrance […]
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Select Board approves new Rumford police officer
RUMFORD — The Select Board voted 5-0 Thursday to hire Dakota Wilhoite, 29, of Clinton as a police officer. The decision was with conditions that he complete a background check, psychological evaluation and polygraph test to the satisfaction of Police Chief Tony Milligan. Wilhoite has family ties to Rumford and the surrounding area, Milligan told […]
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Little Pumpkin Patch Daycare is open in Mexico
MEXICO — Little Pumpkin Patch Daycare opened for business at 53 Pine Street on Sept. 1. Rebecca Dolloff and Stephen Jeselskis bought the house here and worked from May to August preparing it for the daycare business. Dolloff said they are licensed for 12 youngsters up to age 12, and she has two littles of […]
