Marianne Hutchinson

Rumford Falls Times

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.

School Resource Officer Justin Onofrio covering Dixfield-area schools

by Marianne Hutchinson July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

The RSU 56 SRO position is funded through a bipartisan Stronger Connections Grant for $250,000 and covers three years of salary/benefits of the SRO in RSU 56, said Superintendent Pam Doyen in an email response to the Rumford Falls Times.

River Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education

Kaelyne Thompson dives in as new principal in Dixfield at Dirigo High School

by Marianne Hutchinson July 22, 2024July 22, 2024

As a Maine native, Thompson is glad to be back and she’s “really looking forward to hearing from the staff and community and seeing what they need for support.”