Ann Fisher

Oct 4, 2024 | rockymounttelegram.com | Ann Fisher |Sadie Meadows |Landry Miller

The average 18-year-old can look forward to 334 months of free time assuming they live to the age of 90. Most people are on track to spend 312 of those months looking unproductively at a screen. Last week, the students, parents and staff at Rocky Mount Academy had the opportunity to attend a presentation about Project Reboot, which — instead of saying we should never use technology — asks us to be more mindful and intentional about our use.

Jan 20, 2024 | pressherald.com | Ann Fisher

For most people, the smell of cooking kasha means nothing. As a part Pole and Ukrainian, it’s the scent of my childhood. I can see my Nonnie stirring the kernels and my dad reaching out to give me a Mason jar full. My kids love it, too, and gobble it up when offered. Deceptively easy to make, kasha, or buckwheat groats to non-Slavs and those who are not of Jewish heredity, is a staple grain that’s lauded for being one of the most nutritious to consume.

Aug 29, 2023 | miningjournal.net | Ann Fisher

By ANN HILTON FISHERThe Marquette ReginalHistory CenterSpecial to the JournalAlthough much of the labor history of Marquette County focuses on the struggle between unions and management, particularly in the mines, the history is not all about struggle. There is also a long, long history of joyous local Labor Day celebrations going back more than 130 years.

Aug 16, 2023 | sacobaynews.com | Ann Fisher

Contributing Writer Ann C. Fisher• SACO — Residents peppered city staff with dozens of questions at an Aug. 14 informational meeting on proposed changes to Saco’s affordable housing stock and accessory dwellings. The changes come ahead of a state-mandated directive to make way for more financially-accessible housing across the state by a Jan. 1, 2024 deadline. The Planning Board passed on its recommendations the following night to the City Council, which is charged to approve an ordinance.

Jun 11, 2023 | mainebiz.biz | Ann Fisher