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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PublishedDecember 22, 2023
Mountain Valley High School serves as shelter for area flood victims
Regional School Unit 10 Assistant Superintendent Matt Gilbert recognizes staff and community members who went above and beyond to help the needs of area residents.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Face Time: Katie Houghton of Peru — From a small box of gifts to a massive annual toy drive
Houghton and her many helpers at Dixfield Discount Fuel and in the community spread the gift of giving to hundreds of children and teens in the Rumford area.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2023
Canton to hold special meeting on solar farm moratorium
Currently there is one solar farm on Edmunds Road in Canton, but there are ‘at least three other possible (solar farms)’ interested in having their businesses in town, Selectman Chair Brian Keene said.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Dixfield-based school board sends book selection policy to committee
Two librarians and three educators oppose banning all books with sexually explicit material.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Andover leaders discuss $16,858 payment to fix fire truck
Planning Board member Peggy Madigan objected to a payment to fix one of the town’s fire trucks because the fire chief did not get bids as required by a town policy, she said.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
Rumford-based district receives second USDA distance learning grant
The $982,191 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant funds received by Regional School Unit 10 in November will be used to purchase more electronic equipment that allow educators to teach courses remotely and will be used for mental health counselor services.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Canton selectmen set town tax rate, announce Sand for Seniors program
Residents approved using up to $250,000 from the town’s undesignated funds to offset their property tax rates at a special town meeting on Tuesday.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
Dixfield-based school district discusses policy to ban all books with sexually explicit material
Librarian, teachers, students all oppose proposal.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Rumford high school students hear personal stories of former addicts in recovery
Madison Friend and Jay Orser of Students Empowered to End Dependency have been sharing their experiences of drug and alcohol addiction at high schools throughout the state this past year.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Vaping and skipping classes a problem at Dixfield-based high school
Administrators at Dirigo High School in Dixfield have tried using some electronic cigarette detectors in school bathrooms but they “haven’t been particularly happy with how they work at this point,” said RSU 56 Superintendent and school Principal Pam Doyen.
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