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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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
Healthcare workers get a shot in the arm in fight against COVID-19
COVID-19 surged after holidays; medical providers scrambling to administer newly approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. Next up, long-term care facilities.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
Thrift store find nets five figures for Norway antiques dealer
NORWAY — Like pretty much everyone in Oxford Hills and beyond, James Barrett and his store Widdershins Antiques in Norway have weathered a tough year. Although he was forced to close the shop from March into May due to the pandemic, Barrett has been riding a wave of anticipation toward better times since October, when […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
Year in Review
2020 has been a long and very strange trip across the calendar.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Oxford Hills Rotary continues community support amid pandemic
Group adds volunteer delivery service to its list of outreach activities.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
SAD 17 working to keep COVID out of schools
Schools start Christmas and New Year’s holiday break with relatively sustained illness and quarantine rates.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Agnes Gray takes education outdoors
Last week the Advertiser Democrat dropped by Agnes Gray Elementary School to see what teacher Betsy Cooper’s third grade class was studying as it wrapped up several outdoor learning days (in the cold and the sunshine).
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Harrison Food Bank awarded $25K grant for COVID operations
HARRISON — The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Harrison Food Bank to assist with COVID-19 operations. With demand for support increasing and winter conditions already here, it is not a minute too soon, according to its founder and Operations Manager Sandy Swett. The grant makes it possible for the […]
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PublishedDecember 24, 2020
Norway’s Christmas tree honors COVID victims, health care workers
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
COVID-19’s Oxford Hills invasion marches on
OXFORD HILLS — Despite being part of Maine Department of Education’s county-wide yellow designation, SAD 17 continues to maintain safe spaces within its schools. As of Dec. 15, the district website lists 12 students or staff having confirmed cases of COVID-19. None of those cases have been detected as spreading within the schools themselves. One […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Oxford Hills winter sports will be delayed, restricted
School districts in counties designated moderate risk for COVID-19 cannot practice yet.
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