Marianne Hutchinson is a general assignment reporter for the Rumford Falls Times. She has worked for the Times for three years covering the RSU 10 and RSU 56 school boards encompassing the towns of Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield and other nearby towns in the River Valley area. She also covers the selectmen’s and town meetings and other activities of the towns of Canton and Andover. Marianne has lived in Lewiston for 33 years with her husband, Dennis. She graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in Journalism and advertising. Before becoming a reporter for the Times she held various positions as an educational technician for English as a Second Language students of Lewiston schools and as a proofreader and production editor for Pine Tree Composition, a former typesetting company in Lewiston. In her spare time, she loves to read books, especially memoirs, and articles from newspapers and magazines. She also likes to attend exercise classes at the YMCA in Auburn or go for bike rides with her husband and friends. During the winter months she enjoys snowshoeing and cross-country skiing with family and friends.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
Louie Marin of Rumford filled a ‘Jesus-size hole’ in his life, gives back to others
Air Force veteran says the help his family received from others when he was young and an invitation to church helped guide him to now assist others.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
Dixfield-based school system reports record COVID-19 numbers
A total of 188 students out of school the past three weeks.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
Rumford-based school board extends Christmas vacation break
RSU 10 schools closed for two weeks, from Dec. 20 to Jan. 2.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
Rumford-based school district continues masking as COVID cases creep up
Staff vaccination rates in some schools above state average.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
Police to check Rumford home in probe of threat made online at school board meeting
Schools set to reopen Wednesday after threats of violence.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2021
RSU 10 closes schools after online threats during board meeting
Superintendent Deb Alden said hackers seized the Zoom video and audio feed, threatened schools and spewed racial slurs and vulgar language.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Beverly Ann Soucy — fourth-generation herbalist, writer and artist in Rumford
Face Time: The Rumford native is also the administrator of the River Valley Voice, a Facebook page dedicated to making a positive difference in the River Valley area.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2021
Dixfield school district virus numbers drop significantly
Regional School Unit 56 superintendent says pool testing for COVID-19 catching cases sooner.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2021
Ross Swain and the Ellis Pond Sidekicks advocate for their beloved Silver Lake
In four years the group has attracted 1,000 members.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2021
RSU 10 bus driver shortage causes district to ask some parents to bring their children to and from school
A lack of school bus drivers in Regional School Unit 10’s Buckfield and Hartford-Sumner area is causing some of their bus drivers to double-up on several routes this week.
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