People lined Main Street sidewalks as vehicles and floats paraded through the town.
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.
‘Brawl at Town Hall’: Rumford to host MMA event
‘NEF 67: Brawl at Town Hall,’ a mixed martial arts event July 11, will feature two former local high school wrestling champions.
Rumford chooses veteran fire captain for new chief
Scott Baxter, who was captain for the Farmington Fire Department, starts July 1.
UMA Rumford Center closing doors after spring semester
Officials say the move, prompted by a ‘huge’ shift by students to online learning, will not result in any job losses or layoffs.
Dixfield board hears plan for $1 billion ‘water battery’ in Oxford County
The pumped storage hydropower project is slated to be located in a relatively undeveloped area in Dixfield, with a small part in Canton.
Bigfoot researcher to share experiences at Mexico library
Mike Familant, lead investigator and producer of the YouTube show, “In the Shadow of Big Red Eye,” will speak at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12, downstairs at the Town Office, 134 Main St.
Man faces multiple charges after active-shooter incident in Rumford
Billy Morvent, 59, was found in his home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Workers’ Memorial Day commemorates three killed in Lewiston mass shooting
Western Maine Labor Council holds remembrance, awards ceremony in Rumford.
Historical book written by slave is saved from Rumford fire that destroyed 1820s house
The historic Mountain Spring Farm at 473 Andover Road was destroyed in a wind-driven fire late Wednesday afternoon. Rumford Fire Deputy Chief Mike Arsenault was able to save a book written by a slave.
Mexico woman who ‘enjoyed the little things’ and granddaughter identified as latest storm victims
Rescue personnel found the body of 20-year-old Ciara Cooper on Thursday, a day after they recovered the body of her grandmother, 61-year-old Judy Richards. The 2 are believed to have drowned after Richards’ truck got swept up in flood waters while trying to cross a bridge Monday.