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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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Andover short $1.4 million to repair damage from April and June rainstorms
Selectman Brian Mills said the April 30 storm totals “$760,000 and we’re still counting.”
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Laura Johnston and Mark Thibodeau hired as assistant principals for Rumford, Mexico schools
Johnston will serve Rumford Elementary School; Thibodeau at Meroby Elementary School in Mexico.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2023
Dixfield-based school district librarians, directors speak against book rating suggestion
Director Liz Kelly of Dixfield asked about adopting questioned the board at their June 13 meeting regarding their interest in “looking into a rating system for materials in our library.”
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Face Time: Matthew Carrier shares his story about surviving cancer twice
The Rumford native hopes his book “To Ring the Bell” will encourage and inspire people going through difficult times.
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PublishedJune 30, 2023
Rumford native Matt Carrier shares his story on surviving cancer
A crowd of about 40 people gathered at the library Thursday to hear Carrier read from his book, “To Ring the Bell,” about surviving cancer twice in his lifetime.
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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Canton residents raise extra money for spring cleanup, social service agencies
Local farm owners Carl and Jane Lueders received the Steve and Lisa Wills Memorial Citizenship Award at the start of Town Meeting on Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Canton residents to decide on $1.2 million budget Tuesday
The spending plan is $1,171 less than this fiscal year that ends Friday.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
RSU 10 interviewing candidates for assistant principals at Rumford and Mexico schools
Meroby Elementary School in Mexico and Rumford Elementary School will close when Mountain Valley Community School in Mexico opens in August 2025.
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PublishedJune 15, 2023
Dixfield-based school district to continue Civil Rights Committee this fall
The Civil Rights Committee of RSU 56 includes Civil Rights Teams at Dirigo High School, T.W. Kelly Middle School in Dixfield and Dirigo Elementary School in Peru.
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PublishedJune 15, 2023
Buckfield graduates 32 seniors
The class of 2023 faced the COVID-19 pandemic during freshman year and overcame many obstacles, said valedictorian Emma Stevens-Belanger.
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