Brian L. Welch gave himself up Wednesday night after police surrounded his apartment.
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.
Oxford and Franklin counties’ Med-Care names Paul Landry Jr. as director and chief of operations
Paul Landry Jr. has been acting director since March 2021.
‘World’s oldest Patriots fan’ presented with personalized jersey for 106th birthday
Myrtle Milledge received a belated birthday gift from the New England Patriots and a letter signed by Robert Kraft.
Rumford sewer rate jumps 18% to bolster reserve account
Selectmen unanimously approve $60 per unit rate hike.
Rumford man trapped in burning house dies at the scene; blaze rekindles hours later
Firefighters pulled 57-year-old Edward Vidito from a second-floor hallway. Hours later, the house was ablaze again after the fire rekindled.
Dixfield town manager signs three-year contract
Alicia Conn said she’s honored by the board’s confidence in her.
Rumford fire station funding gets voters’ approval
The building would replace one built in 1924 that is cracking.