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.
-
PublishedMay 17, 2023
Mexico middle school instructor named 2023 Oxford County Teacher of the Year
Lacey Todd, who has been teaching for 19 years, says, “I teach because I have a debt to pay forward.”
-
PublishedMay 16, 2023
Rumford school principal to lead Mexico middle school
Jodi Ellis will be principal at Meroby and Rumford elementary schools this fall.
-
PublishedMay 12, 2023
Canton Public Works Foreman Andy Conant faces major flood damage first week on the job
Of the roads damaged by the storm, Campbell Road and Meadowview Road are not currently passable because of large washed out sections, the selectmen said.
-
PublishedMay 10, 2023
RSU 56 hearing for a new bus garage set for May 23 budget meeting
The district has $500,000 in a capital reserve account for the new bus garage, and voters will be asked at the June 14 referendum if they want to spend an additional $600,000-plus for the project, Superintendent Pam Doyen said at board of directors’ meeting in March.
-
PublishedMay 4, 2023
Mexico tech school, adult education budgets approved
Sixteen towns covering three school districts send students to the school.
-
PublishedMay 3, 2023
Andover selectman Justin Thacker seeks reelection
Others seeking reelection on June 13 are school board representatives Timothy Akers and Karen Thurston, each for three-year terms.
-
PublishedMay 2, 2023
Rumford-based school board approves $33.26 million budget
The amount is an increase of approximately 7.5% from this year’s budget of $30.95 million.
-
PublishedApril 28, 2023
Canton board hires public works foreman, sees restored records book
Andrew Conant of Hartford succeeds Paul McKenna, who resigned as of April 1.
-
PublishedApril 26, 2023
Coach, parent ask for return of soccer at Dirigo High School next year
The soccer program was one cut made by the RSU 56 board of directors at their April 11 meeting to reach their proposed $13.55 million budget for the 2023-24 school year.
-
PublishedApril 19, 2023
Andover holding spring cleanup first two weeks of May
Transfer station hours have been extended to include Thursdays from noon to 4 p.m. for the next few weeks.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- …
- 63
- Next Page →