With $3,000 grant money from a Whole Kids Garden Grant, four Andover Elementary School staff members and community volunteers are creating a garden project and mini homestead at the school to teach their 22 prekindergarten through fifth grade students gardening and homesteading skills.
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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Dixfield-based school district garage nearly ready to open
Kenny Robbins, Regional School Unit 56 building, grounds and transportation director updated directors on summer work.
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Dixfield-based school district asked to livestream, record meetings again
Last spring the board stopped livestreaming and recording meetings in preparation for its $14.28 million budget for the 2024-25 school year.
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Andover fills vacant selectman position
Wayne Rundlett received 24 write-in votes Tuesday during the write-in ballot election at Town Hall.
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Rumford-based school district asked to rotate location of annual budget meeting
In a letter to the RSU 10 board of directors, Sumner selectmen requested that the annual budget meeting venue rotate locations to accommodate more voters.
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Rumford-based district needs 7 more ed techs and part-time nurse
Math and science teachers are hired for Buckfield and Mexico schools.
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Rumford-area Rotary Club members to winterize homes
Homeowners 55 and older or disabled must apply for the free assistance by Oct. 4.
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Rumford residents Shannon Glover and Connie Money offer trained listening for area residents
The two women are Community Health Outreach workers for Strengthen ME Storm Response, a free and anonymous program to help people suffering the aftereffects of the December 2023 flood.
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Mexico tech school board approves raise for outdoor skills instructor
Registered Maine Master Guide Jeff Rainey will receive $3,400 according to the Mastery Level pay scale.
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Dixfield-based school district changes extracurricular policy for high school students
Students participating in sports, arts, competitions and tournaments must be full time, take at least five classes and pass at least four.