Regional School Unit 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen said the district would eventually contribute $27,000 a year if voters approve.
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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Voters will decide whether to accept a state loan for Dixfield high school bathrooms
Regional School Unit 56 would be responsible for less than a third of the $214,750.
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Andover town meeting set for June 10
Elections for one selectman and three school board members will be held June 13.
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Rumford-based school district hopes to cut $195,000 more from budget proposal
Board Chairman Greg Buccina of Rumford and Director Jerry Wiley of Buckfield want town assessments’ increase less than 5%.
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Canton transfer station overdrafts budget by about $20,000
“We’re over drafted on the services part (of the transfer station budget),” Selectman Russell Adams said.
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Rumford school students learn behavior skills by working with horses
Six middle school students from Western Foothills Regional Program in Rumford are attending equine therapy sessions at Boondocks Farm in Canton.
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Families in the Rumford area share their reasons for homeschooling their children
Darcy Klein, the director of River Valley Homeschoolers of Maine, created her homeschoolers’ support group so that others will know that they aren’t alone and that there are other families who are willing to share their own homeschooling experiences with them.
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Rumford-based district aims to cut $1.3 million from school budget proposal
RUMFORD — The proposed 2023-24 budget for Regional School Unit 10 would require $600,000 more from local taxpayers, but would be offset by $1.7 million more from the state, Superintendent Deb Alden advised directors Monday. “The only thing I have to say about it that is positive is that although our towns have to pay […]
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Face Time: Kevin Jamison — Combining hardware and a caring heart in the River Valley
Whether it’s gathering clothing and goods for families burned out of their homes or starting a GoFundMe page for someone in financial need, Jamison and his fellow helpers are ready to assist their neighbors.
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Dixfield-based school district gets loan for privacy bathroom stalls at high school
During a board of directors meeting in October Superintendent and Principal of Dirigo High School Pam Doyen said some students were upset by others using bathrooms of their choice.