Nicole joined Sun Journal’s Western Maine Weeklies group in 2019 as a staff writer for the Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser. Later she moved over to the Advertiser Democrat where she covers Oxford Hills communities and School Administrative District 17. She seizes every opportunity to research and write about local history and she enjoys writing features that leave readers with a smile. Nicole graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern Maine with a B.A. in history and concentration in creative writing. She held audience development and marketing positions at several Maine-based trade media companies in the Portland area before taking on community news. When not working she is an avid reader and fiber artist and enjoys observing local wildlife, from snakes and blue frogs to large game and carnivores. She and her husband, Greg, share their secluded homestead in Peru with an assortment of cats, dogs, alpacas and chickens.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
OHCHS student beats adversity with resilience, education, faith
OHCHS Senior Katherine Haley combined hard work in school with faith in God to find the resilience to face her personal hardships. She was just rewarded for her perseverance by the Horacio Alger Association of Distinguished Scholars with a $25,000 scholarship and an all-expense paid trip to the association’s national conference in Washington, DC.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Oxford seeking grants to deal with treatment plant sludge
New laws govern storage of treated material with “forever chemicals.”
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Oxford Hills women join Mayhem gridiron
Several members of Maine’s only professional women’s football team are from the region.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
OHTS pre-engineering students on the cutting edge
OHTS Pre-Engineering Program seniors Colby VanDecker and Seamus Winning built a plasma-cutting machine for the school’s vocational students to use in classes and after-school programs.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Harrison Selectmen’s Meeting Agenda
Harrison Board of Selectmen’s Meeting Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at 7 pm Agenda 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Call the Meeting to Order 3. Public Participation (Non-Agenda Items) 4. Approval of Unsigned Warrants 5. Approval of Minutes – January 9, 2020 6. Old Business – • Update on Foreclosures (2017) 7. New Business • Violation […]
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2020
UMA closing learning center in Paris
SAD 17 Adult Education will administer services for college students.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
SAD 17 students get support to wear hats during school
The board of directors voted 19-3 to approve the first reading of a dress code policy change.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
The sound of music, Otisfield style
The musically talented Arnott siblings were mostly self-taught until they met Don Roy at the 2016 Waterford World’s Fair Fiddle contest.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
Maine DOE Commissioner addresses SAD 17 Directors
Education Commissioner Pender Makin attended SAD 17’s Board meeting to talk about annual standardized test assessments and her department’s vision for the future.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2020
UMA closing its Paris Center for distance learning
PARIS — The University of Maine Augusta is closing its South Paris Center on Main Street. Effective July 1, the Center’s student services will transition to a Distance Learning Site, administered by Oxford Hills Adult Education. Director Jim Bradley said the change reflects how most students already approach their college work. “The overwhelming majority of […]
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