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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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
Canton property owner given deadline to clean up property
James Bishop of Lewiston has until Sunday to respond to the town’s directive.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
COVID-19 cases rising again in Dixfield school district
Although RSU 56 schools in Dixfield and Peru are requiring masking and social distancing for all students and staff the district once again finds COVID-19 positive cases and close-contact quarantines rising among its students.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
RSU 10 parent cites ‘racially insensitive statements’ at board meeting
Allison Long asked for directors’ “commitment to do better.”
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Jiujitsu training and ‘situational awareness’ may help protect potential victims
Dawson Walton, a personal trainer and black belt jiujitsu instructor at the Greater Rumford Community Center, says learning personal protection techniques can help prevent physical attacks.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2021
Face Time: Louanne Thibodeau of Rumford — giving students confidence and skills through gymnastics
The former high school gymnast is the longstanding head coach for gymnastics at the Greater Rumford Community Center.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2021
Canton receives government COVID funds to be used for town improvements
The Canton selectmen learned on Thursday the town will receive $115,966 from government funding from the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2021
COVID-19 testing keeping students in class, Dixfield district leader says
Students and staff at Dirigo middle and high schools participate only with consent.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Rumford-based school board continues mask mandate; some members oppose the rule
Chairman asks directors to respect students at the meeting by wearing masks.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2021
Dixfield-based school district advances conversation on civil rights and equality
A community forum Tuesday at Dirigo High School drew participants who shared their experiences and hopes.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2021
Canton property owners say they will clean up properties
Tenants will be evicted from one; a rodent-infested mobile home will be removed from another.
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