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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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
River Valley residents air complaints at a town hall meeting on drugs, homelessness
Residents of the River Valley community gathered to voice their fears and to find answers to the problems of homelessness, mental illness and drug abuse within their community.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Dixfield-based school board to address complaints about dress code policy
Regional School Unit 56 board director Tina Courtway of Peru told the board of directors at their meeting at Dirigo High School on Tuesday that enforcement of the dress code policy adopted last April “needs to be brought to priority.”
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Rumford-based school district receives grant to make meals from scratch
RSU10 is one of 10 districts in the state to receive a federal grant.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Mexico tech school doubles enrollment to 209
Of the 12 CTE course offerings, the highest student enrollment is in the school’s culinary arts program with 33 students enrolled and two students who are on a waiting list for the course.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Andover selectmen greenlight rebuilding East Andover Road
Up to $950,000 has been approved for the work.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
First day of school in Peru
The RSU 56 school has approximately 355 students enrolled this fall, Principal Charlie Swan said.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
Canton selectmen authorize money for Canton Mountain Road repairs
Money to pay for flood damage road repairs will come from the town’s undesignated fund balance.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Dixfield-based school board reelects Barbara Chow chairwoman
Carl Lueders of Canton was elected vice chairman.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Mexico middle school teacher Lacey Todd a finalist for 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year award
One of the four state finalists will be named the 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year in October after the final stages of the selection process are complete.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Rumford residents offer suggestions for proposed community forest
Rumford Economic Development Director George O’Keefe said the desire for very well-preserved old growth stands of trees was unique.
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