Most students come from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and Dirigo High School in Dixfield.
Marianne Hutchinson
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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Dirigo High School in Dixfield uses program to strengthen relationships, improve academic achievement
The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) program got its start this fall at Dirigo, one of 71 schools in Maine to apply the model.
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RSU 10 to choose building contractor for new school in Mexico
The district’s building advisory committee will determine the contractor for the new school building in Mexico at their Nov. 6 meeting in the cafeteria at Mountain Valley High School at 5:30 p.m.
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Rumford area high school to hold substance abuse prevention and awareness day
Students at Mountain Valley High School, along with administrators, are planning Nov. 17 to provide education for students about resources for help in the area and to end the stigma of people who are addicted to substances.
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Andover buying locking file cabinets for record storage
Voters approved the purchase at a June town meeting.
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Canton board approves money for new computer server
Selectmen renewed a catering and liquor license for Boondocks Farm Backwoods Affair’s event and wedding venue business at 1 Shelakis Drive.
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Rumford, Buckfield high school principals say students learning in and out of classrooms
Students from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and students from Buckfield Junior-Senior High School attended a career day at Sunday River resort in Newry last month.
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Canton residents to vote on using surplus to offset taxes
Residents will be asked if they approve using monies from the town’s undesignated funds to offset tax rates for 2023-24
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Dixfield-based school district directors approve student dean position
Principal Charlie Swan made the request for Dirigo Elementary School to support truant and high-absenteeism students, among other duties.
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Department of Education to decide Maine teacher of the year Friday
Mountain Valley Middle School science teacher Lacey Todd is one of four finalists for the award.