MEXICO — A dog and a snake perished in a mobile home fire Friday evening at 13 Chase Ave., according to Mexico Fire Capt. Allen Chartier. He said no one was home when the fire was reported at about 5 p.m. When firefighters arrived, the structure was heavily engulfed. Firefighters and equipment from Rumford, Dixfield […]
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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Rumford woman is pacesetter for marathon Jimmy Fund walk
RUMFORD — Summer motorists here have likely seen Connie Venskus of Rumford taking one of her morning walks along Route 2. She’s been walking with a purpose — training for her ninth Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sept. 22. Venskus, who turns 72 on Sept. 19, is also fundraising in support of research […]
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Memorial mud run to raise money to fight addiction
MEXICO — A memorial mud run to raise money to fight addiction will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Adam Gatchell Memorial Mud Run, with the theme “Burying Addiction in the Mud” will be held at 456 River Road, Rt. 2. Bonnie Gatchell said the event is being held in memory of […]
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Byron woman recounts history of gold-panning
MEXICO — Since early in the 20th century, many a person looking to find gold in Maine has ventured to Byron to pan along the branches of the Swift River. Irene Hutchinson, 88, gave a presentation on gold-panning in Byron to the Mexico Historical Society on Aug. 19. A longtime member of the Byron Historical […]
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Police close Route 2 in Dixfield for suspicious box
A package discovered in front of the Town Office on Friday morning turned out to be newsletters from a printer.
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Mexico police chief obtains equipment for town departments
The trucks, trailer, four-wheelers and grader are worth an estimated $300,000.
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Robbery suspect eluded police by swimming away but was arrested days later in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — A Rumford man is scheduled to appear in court Friday, charged with trying to steal a vehicle from a fisherman at gunpoint last weekend, interim Police Chief Ron Wood said Thursday. Vance Billings, 43, of 65 Washington St. was arrested Wednesday in Dixfield, four days after he eluded police by swimming across the […]
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Super Bowl parade in Rumford celebrates the Patriots
The 3-mile parade included floats, people marching in Patriots’ attire and half a dozen men firing muskets.
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‘World’s oldest Patriots fan’ to lead Super Bowl parade in Rumford
Myrtle Milledge, 103, of Mexico has been named grand marshal for Friday’s event.
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60-plus animals removed from Rumford home
Police Chief Stacy Carter said, “It was a basic farm running loose on Byron Street.”