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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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
SAD 17 2020-21 bus schedule not final
PARIS — SAD 17 has not yet publicly released its bus schedule for the upcoming school year. “Because parents had to register their children for bus transportation, we continue to receive additional sign-ups,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts explained. “The school district will email parents directly as soon as it is ready.” The Advertiser Democrat will publish […]
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PublishedAugust 28, 2020
SAD 17 looking to hire support staff to comply with reopening requirements
The Oxford Hills district needs substitute teachers and bus drivers, and in-class monitors.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Oxford addresses Thompson, Welchville dams
Town to install drop box for absentee ballots outside the Municipal Building.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Oxford Hills Technical School unveils reopening plans
Students in Region 11 Vocational Tech programs will be allowed to attend classes in person, even if they are enrolled in distance learning. All classes will be available for both classroom and remote participation.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Vandals destroy property at Agnes Gray
WEST PARIS — As if teachers and administrators do not have enough challenges as they prepare to open schools in the wake of COVID-19, staff at Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris were greeted with vandalized property and an attempted break-in on Aug. 15. Two picnic tables in the school yard were torn apart and […]
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Backyard nature: spring is a cruel season
Spring draws amphibians to pools and ponds where they breed together and feed each other.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2020
Orphaned fawns leave Otisfield rehab center for life in the wild
State biologists crated them and released them into the woods.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Norway’s Main Street a picture of success
NORWAY – Once a length of sparsely filled store fronts, over recent years Main Street Norway has evolved into a neighborhood of diverse independent retailers. Each has its niche and they look out for each other. “When I moved to the area 20 years ago, Norway was so different,” recalls Adrienne Cote, who this month […]
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
Oxford selectmen suspend Thompson Lake dam committee meetings
Town to install drop box for absentee ballots outside the Municipal Building.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
SAD 17 to start school Sept 8; Board leery about sports
The School Board met Monday night on Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School grounds. Despite Maine Department of Education mandates that anyone entering a public school wear a facial covering, at least four directors were non-compliant.
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