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 15, 2020
Four railroad cars derail in Rumford, the second derailment in less than a week
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Rumford Fire Department responded to the scene and found no hazardous materials, according to officials.
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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
MEXICO — A local woman died after being struck by a pickup while walking on Osgood Avenue in a rainstorm Monday night. Sally Yarnish, 81, was known by many “as the lady who walks the roads at night,” Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. According to the chief, a witness said it was raining at the […]
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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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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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PublishedAugust 4, 2020
Dixfield closing Police Department on Friday
Chief resigns; Oxford County Sheriff’s Office covering for now.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Hollis man arrested on numerous drug trafficking charges in Rumford
“With this amount of deadly fentanyl available for drug-seeking customers, we could have been looking at a substantial number of overdose cases,” said Rumford Police Chief Tony Milligan.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Rumford bicyclist killed in crash ID’d; driver jailed on manslaughter, OUI charges
Dorothy McKellick, 68, of Rumford died at the scene on U.S. Route 2
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Bicyclist struck, killed in Rumford; driver arrested
Alger M. Aleck, 37, of Mexico was charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Rumford chief calls officers ‘heroes’ for pulling residents out of burning buildings
Sgt. James Bernard and Patrolman Ashley Rich credited for saving lives in blaze.