Superintendent Deb Alden noted that the district has “done an incredible amount of hiring” recently.
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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Dixfield-based school board bans gender book from Dirigo library
RSU 56 directors voted 7-2 to remove “Gender Queer: A Memoir” from the high school shelves.
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Jodi Ellis named principal of Mexico elementary school
She is a former teacher at Tripp Middle School in Turner.
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RSU 10 officials hope to receive $500,000 for wellness and fitness center at school planned for Mexico
District must raise $1.1 million for the wellness and fitness center project.
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Invasive aquatic plant identification class teaches how to recognize invader plants
Instructors told attendees that the important thing is having a “good sense of what makes a plant suspicious” rather than knowing all their names.
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Face Time: Michelle Larrivee — small family farm owner and newly elected Canton selectman
‘We have so many local farms within our small community. I aim to help our community build on this strength and help preserve these life-sustaining skills for our future generations!’
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Mr. Drew and His Animals Too delights families at library in Dixfield
Bugs, turtles, lizards and snakes capture the interest of all ages.
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Don Hutchins, Michelle Larrivee sworn in as Canton selectmen
Hutchins was elected chairman and Carole Robbins vice chairwoman.
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Andover stops burning at transfer station immediately
A resident complained about the smell of paint and trash from the burn pit.
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Kayakers, canoeists invited to celebrate 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act in Canton
Four organizations to highlight water quality of the Canton Lake and the Androscoggin River.