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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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
Two Rumford officers credited with saving Mexico couple
Cpl. Lawrence Winson and Officer Robert Haseltine pulled them through a bedroom window.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Mexico pedestrian dies after being hit by truck in nighttime rainstorm
The accident remained under investigation late Tuesday afternoon, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said, noting the weather may have been “somewhat a factor.”
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
Maine hunter gets grand slam — 5 years after daughter
Over a three-month period, Chris Cote shot a moose, bear, deer and wild turkey.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
October 2020: Layoffs loom as Rumford mill expands into packaging grades
Up to 122 jobs could be slashed permanently, Union Local 900 president says.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Mexico Walmart evacuated after suspicious device found
State police seized the cylinder containing wires and a cord as evidence.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
5Ks in River Valley raise thousands for scholarship, Dempsey Challenge
Fundraisers in Mexico and Dixfield deemed successful.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Four employees at ND Paper in Rumford test positive for COVID-19
As a precaution, all of the mill’s employees are being tested for the coronavirus.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
Rumford police officer tests positive for COVID-19
Town Hall, including police and court, closed to the public Friday.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Comedy for a Cause to help Rumford fire victims
The fundraiser will be held Feb. 27 at 49 Franklin.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
At least 14 people need homes after fire razes Rumford apartment buildings
Businesses, churches, residents donate clothing, household goods to tenants who fled from their homes Sunday night.