The governor is expected to come celebrate the grand opening of the accessible looped trail that was completed in August.
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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New England-style housing project backed by Rumford Planning Board
This is the first of two subdivision projects planned in the Rumford Center Village. A public hearing on a second one, Three Peaks, LLC subdivision project at 16 Andover Road, will be held on Oct. 1.
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Bringing back the Teddy Bear Picnic
The teddy bear picnic was a favorite of the late June Plummer, who worked at the Rumford Library from 1977-1994.
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Rumford Elementary School opens last school year in 1956 building
Mountain Valley Community School is set to open in January, when Rumford Elementary will close.
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Enrollment is up, again, at Mexico vocational school
Board Vice Chair Bruce Ross said, “It’s a good feeling, but it’s a scary feeling because we really have never seen this amount of numbers that’s going on at the school. So it’s going to be an exciting year at Region 9.”
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Barbershop conversation leads to scholarship effort in Mexico
‘We wanted to do something to honor Sally’s life, and since she had unforgettable interactions with folks at Region 9 (where she had worked), we hope to raise $500 for each of four students graduating in 2026, with a In Memory Award,’ Mitzi Sequoia said.
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Rumford school, library collaborate on book publishing project
Kindergarten teacher Jessica Curato said, ‘They did a great job. They were amazing… We chose teamwork as a theme. A dozen kids, over a period of six weeks. The kids did the illustration work as well.’
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McGouldrick Dog Park dedicated to Dixfield student
Volunteer Scott Blaisdell said, “This vision is more than just a dog park, because through her vision, we have local people down here, almost on a daily basis, working hand-in-hand together working to help the park.”
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Rumford will be first in Maine to offer a ‘Baby Box’ for parents in crisis with newborns
The town gave final approval to enter into a contract with Safe Haven Baby Boxes for the climate-controlled, padded box to be ready to use by as early as this winter.
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Science lesson captures young imaginations at Rumford library
Ted “Bitsy” Ionta gave demonstrations Aug. 14 using simple items to children and their families.