The event included two live owls which are native to Maine: our smallest owl species, a Northern saw-whet named Caribou and a great horned owl, the largest owl species in Maine, named Archie.
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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Mexico childhood education program serving preschoolers and high school students
The program includes 12 preschool children and 13 high school students.
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Two solar farms seeking approval from Andover Planning Board
Revision Energy Inc. proposes a project on Roxbury Road; Trotting Park plans one on Back Street.
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Canton officials assess finances for restoration of historical records, setting tax rate
Town treasurer reports on plans to meet with auditors Monday for budget report.
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Rumford-based school district to reorganize building, grounds and transportation department
The changes mean that the district will have an assistant building, grounds and transportation director and a transportation specialist, thereby eliminating a coordinator position in the Buckfield and Rumford areas.
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Dixfield-based school district to livestream board meetings again
The practice stopped last year to save money.
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Air quality test, roof repairs planned for Mexico school
Mountain Valley Middle School will have follow-up testing Wednesday.
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Canton receives $9,800 in fines from Department of Labor
Town personnel have worked with an outside safety contractor and completed mandatory trainings.
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Rumford-area school nutrition staff learns more about making tasty meals with Healthy Meals Incentive Grant
The Healthy Meals Incentive Grant has provided the nutrition staff at Mountain Valley High School and Buckfield Junior-Senior High School with multiple resources.
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Canton resident complains about Water District and its superintendent
Canton resident Jody Larrivee complained that the Canton Water District and its Superintendent Shawn Goodrow displayed an “unwillingness to be transparent and forthcoming with ratepayers,” among other complaints, he said during the Select Board meeting on Tuesday.