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.
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AUBURN – The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC), in partnership with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) and community service providers, is now recruiting candidates for its upcoming Manufacturing Technician Training program. Experience why “Bath Built is Best Built” and prepare for a career in shipfitting, pipefitting, or […]
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Protesters rally against Trump policies in Rumford
About 85 people, many of them holding signs, gathered Saturday on Morse Bridge.
Historic home razed in wind-swept fire in Rumford
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