RSU 56 directors on Monday approved two outdoor adventure trips for Dirigo High school students.
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 student talks about struggles with autism
TW Kelly Dirigo Middle School students had an assembly titled Respect Matters on Friday where they listened to Dirigo High School sophomore Will Hines give his National Speech and Debate Association qualifying speech about his struggles with autism.
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Photo: Rumford church holds National Day of Prayer service
Members of Praise Assembly of God church and community members gathered for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday in Rumford.
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Residents from 16 Western Maine towns approve Mexico tech school budget of $2.3M
Thirty-seven voters unanimously approved the $2.3 million budget for the Region 9 School of Applied Technology for 2019-20 at the tech school in Mexico on Wednesday.
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Exchange student from Mexico enjoys simple Maine living
Alexei Dolitski Rodriguez, 17, is from a city near Cancun, Mexico, and is a junior at Mountain Valley High School.
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RSU 10 board votes to join regional service center
Voters in the seven district towns will decide the issue at a May 22 meeting at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford.
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Mexico tech school budget proposal OK’d
Directors of Region 9 School of Applied Technology will send the $2.3 million budget to voters May 1.
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Canton board accepts wood harvesting contract, makes plans to sell Village Ridge land
Selectmen accepted a one-year wood harvesting contract from Woodland Investment Services of Jay and plan to seek bids from realtors to sell the Village Ridge property established about 10 years ago to replace homes lost when the village flooded in 2003.
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Hands-on training in Mexico
Region 9 School of Applied Technology Fire Science students practice a controlled fire at the school on Thursday.
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Dixfield students get OK to raise money for New York City trip
Two Dirigo High School Alternative Education students and their teacher received approval from the RSU 56 board of directors to begin fundraising for a fall trip to New York City. Also, the board voted to expel a DHS student following an executive session Tuesday night.