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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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Dixfield-based school board approves added procedure on approving library materials
Directors voted 7-1 to give the superintendent the final say.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Rumford-based school district facing fourth round of budget cuts for 2024-25
Directors have trimmed $2.7 million from the $37.24 million proposal.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Andover voters reject purchase of electronic sign announcing town meetings, events
Andover residents didn’t pass the vote on whether to purchase and install an electronic sign for the town.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Face Time: Laurie Milledge — With her husband, raising an autistic son to be ‘very proud of’
Her advice: ‘Try everything till you find what works . . . never give up . . . they are a gift from God.’
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Canton has six positions to be filled in June elections
Nomination papers are available at the Town Office at 94 Turner St.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Directors back new procedure for screening library materials in Dixfield-based schools
If librarians read inconsistent reviews of materials, the materials would be sent to the superintendent for consideration.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Rumford-area school board considers $2.62 million in cuts from its 2024-25 budget proposal
Included in the long list of cuts throughout the district are the golf and math teams at Mountain Valley High School, and the alpine/Nordic ski team at Mountain Valley Middle School, among others.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Andover School budget to include a referendum vote
Residents approved the reinstatement of a referendum vote on the school budget by 123-57 on March 5.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2024
Mexico tech school accepts $2.3 million bid for constructing welding building
The work must be completed by December to comply with a finance agreement.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Dixfield-based school board OKs ed tech for special needs student next fall
Director Heidi Connelly said there are 126 students enrolled in the special education program.
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