Owner Charlie “Red” Martin lost his pets, house and possessions.
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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Stephanie Reed named Rumford’s Citizen of the Year
Her work to beautify the town was cited by selectmen and others.
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Rumford voters to decide Tuesday whether to fund a new fire station
The building would replace the 1924 Central Fire Station that has cracks throughout.
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Teamwork enables Rumford-based school district to expand meal deliveries
Regional School Unit 10 wants to alleviate hunger and get meals to those quarantined with COVID-19.
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Dixfield board selects Alicia Conn to be town manager
Alicia Conn was appointed as interim manager in November.
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Lisa Tutlis Arsenault named Mexico’s Volunteer of the Year
Honoree says she inherited her efforts from her parents, especially her mother, Connie Tutlis, who received the award in 2010.
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Winter clothing, gear donated to students in three River Valley elementary schools
Centers set up in Mexico, Rumford and Dixfield.
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Rumford veteran raises $36,000 for Operation Reboot Outdoors
Gary Dolloff ran 2,132 miles in 2021 to benefit veterans group.
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Family dog perishes in Christmas Day fire in Dixfield
Husband, wife, two children not at their Hall Hill Road home at the time.
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Jim Naples named Citizen of the Year in Mexico
Owner of Naples Packing Co. known for generosity, Christmas decorations.