MEXICO — At Mountain Valley Middle School, technology in virtually every class drives learning in ways many would not have thought possible. Students use their assigned iPads for doing homework, answering questions in class and in a myriad of other learning activities. Katianna Sinclair and Aleksa Pierce, both eighth-graders, were working while sitting on beanbags […]
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Lisbon checking out energy-saving measures
LISBON — The town has joined the school department in a joint venture to save money on energy costs. But a Request for Qualifications approved by the Town Council on Tuesday night is more than just a cost-savings effort. The town is looking for a “guaranteed performance contract” that spells out how much money needs […]
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Parents check out renovation at Spruce Mountain Middle School
JAY — The new classroom space smells fresh and new, Crystal Ducharme said at Tuesday night’s Spruce Mountain Middle School open house. She and scores of other parents and their children wandered the corridors, spoke with teachers and saw the new section of the school. “I like it down here,” said Ducharme’s eighth-grade daughter. “There’s […]
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RSU 9 staff prepares to open schools to students
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 staff met Monday in the Mt. Blue Campus auditorium to kick off the new school year. New Superintendent Tom Ward and others spoke to the staff during the gathering. The district’s schools will open for students in grades kindergarten through nine on Wednesday, Aug. 28. All students, including upperclassmen, are scheduled to attend […]
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Rumford man arrested on criminal threatening charge
RUMFORD — Adam R. Cormier, 18, of Rumford was arrested Sunday night by Det. Sgt. James Bernard on a charge of Class C criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. A female called 911, reporting that while in front of her residence on Cumberland Street with her child and boyfriend, Cormier drove up and pointed a black […]