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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PublishedNovember 7, 2024
Air quality, mold specialist cites ‘chronic problem’ at Mexico middle school
Engineer estimates it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to make the school safe.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2024
Mexico tech school equipment bond overwhelmingly approved
The $809,284 state grant is at no cost to towns or taxpayers.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2024
Engineer to report on mold issue at Mexico middle school Wednesday
Regional School Unit 10 officials and residents will meet at 6 p.m. at Rumford high school.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2024
Rumford-area school district Behavior Committee looks ahead to next steps
Steve McGinty, a vice-president of the Regional School Unit 10 Western Foothills Education Association, said that fixing the problem of dangerous student behavior should continue to be a group effort and that the district must prioritize it, “and make sure there’s no harm being done to students or staff.”
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Dixfield-area students to present ‘Treasure Island’
International theater company provides lessons and plays for all grades during Spirit Week.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2024
Solar Farm project in Andover may be town’s second solar array
If the eight-acre project on Roxbury Road is approved by the planning board during their meeting on Monday, construction will likely begin sometime next year, Planning Board Chairman Sidney Pew said.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2024
Mexico middle school classrooms planned for Mountain Valley High School
The plan for the seventh and eighth grade Mountain Valley Middle School students to return to in-person learning includes using space at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2024
Dixfield-area students receive cards for town library
Dirigo Elementary School second graders visited Ludden Memorial Library for a tour and story time.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2024
Canton to increase its Med-Care Ambulance share by $3,375 in 2025
Rob Walker, the town’s Med-Care Ambulance representative, said that the 2025 budget includes a $3 subsidy increase per capita, which means that the town will pay $48,375 in 2025, up from $45,000 for its share this year.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2024
The Searchlight Club: A Rumford-area women’s group dedicated to sharing knowledge and learning
The club celebrated 120 years this year. Created in 1904, it started as a social club mostly for the wives of the Rumford paper mill executives.
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