A fundraising committee has brought in nearly $10,000 toward the $40,000 project at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School.
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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Canton selectmen asked about ball field, skating rink repairs
Two members of the Canton Recreation Committee asked selectmen Thursday about fixing ball field ruts and rotted skating rink timbers.
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RSU 56 board backs $13.4M proposed budget for 2019-20
The RSU 56 board of directors approved a budget of $13.39 million for FY 2019-20.
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Resource officer approved for Rumford area schools for 2019-20
The RSU 10 board of directors approved of a part-time resource officer for Rumford area schools and a generator for Mountain Valley High School at their meeting on Monday night.
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A Passamaquoddy family’s tragedy is Dixfield student’s history project
Dirigo High School student competing in state National History Day competition in April at University of Maine in Orono.
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Barred owl visits home in Rumford
Sandra Nile of Rumford had a barred owl sitting on her front porch railing from 7 a.m. to about 3 p.m. Thursday when it flew to the stairway of a building beside her home after she got close to it.
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Residents urge caution on Middle Dam rebuild
RUMFORD — Several people cautioned the Land Use Planning Commission on Tuesday evening to carefully consider plans to rebuild Middle Dam on Lower Richardson Lake in northern Oxford County. The five-year project is being undertaken to meet Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements, according to Samantha Edwards of Brookfield White Pine Hydro. The company owns the […]
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Canton voters jump-start spring road work
Residents voted 25-3 to spend $150,000 on two roads.
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Crime thriller filmed in Rumford
Moviemakers are spending the week at locations in Rumford, Mexico and Bethel.
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RSU 56 board continues 2019-20 budget talks, approves funding for debate team travel
RSU 56 board of directors and administrators continued budget discussions for the 2019-20 school year Tuesday at Dirigo High School in Dixfield.