About 100 people, including area fire chiefs, attended the reception for Fire Chief William Hussey.
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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Mexico voters approve all budget articles for $3.28 million budget
Peter Merrill, Randall Canwell win Board of Selectmen seats.
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Posted inElection 2022, News, River Valley
Rumford voters support 3.5% town budget increase
Write-in candidate Jeffrey Sterling wins RSU 10 race, and two incumbents retain seats on Board of Selectpersons.
Posted inElection 2022, News, River Valley
Peru voters back replacement of 33-year-old fire truck
Daniel Carrier Jr. is elected new fire chief, and the Select Board gets three new members.
Posted inElection 2022, News, River Valley
Dixfield voters approve all town budget articles
Angela Varnum and Janice Merrill voted as new Select Board members.
Posted inLocal News, Rumford Falls Times
DARE culmination celebration for 5th graders
MEXICO — A couple weeks following a Drug Abuse Resistance Education culmination celebration was held for 6th graders, one for 78 5th graders took place on May 25 at the Mountain Valley Middle School. The 35th DARE event, sponsored by the Rumford Police Department, was shown lived on Facebook because the public could not […]
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Kayakers test Androscoggin whitewater in Rumford for recreation survey
Rumford Falls Hydro prepares for relicensing from federal government.
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Dirigo High School graduates 35 in Dixfield
Valedictorian Delaney Woods, class president and salutatorian Abbigail Thibodeau among graduation speakers.
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Rumford to seek grant to renovate hockey rink, add pavilion
RUMFORD — At the annual town business meeting on June 6, voters approved an article providing authorization for the Select Board to apply for a grant and enter into an agreement with the federal government for a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant on behalf of the town for the renovation and improvement of the […]