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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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Double dip: businesses support community by supporting other businesses
NORWAY — As COVID-19 continues its unpredictable spread it also has left acts of kindness and love in its wake. Local businesses have been buoyed by their customers. Neighbors have stepped up to look out for and provide assistance to each other. Educators have worked tirelessly to invent new ways to engage students during an […]
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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Dental care complicated amid COVID-19 restrictions
NORWAY — Oxford Hills Dental Care reopened its doors on May 20. The solo practice of Maurice Convey, DDM, it also employs two dental hygienists, two dental assistants and an office manager. Convey had to lay off his entire staff back on March 16. His five employees were able to collect unemployment during the […]
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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Dog days of spring
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PublishedMay 25, 2020
PHOTOS: Oxford Hills honors its veterans
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Oxford town manager to retire this year
Butch Asselin has been in public service for 45 years.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Summertime blues: Festivals, community programs COVID-19 casualties
Some events and programs have been cancelled, some are up in the air. A few are forging ahead.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Oxford Hills principals make special delivery to high school seniors
With assistant principals Laurie Catanese and John Springer riding shotgun, OHCHS principal Ted Moccia drives to every graduating senior’s house to deliver their cap and gown.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Oxford Hills alum honored with recreation leadership award
BRIDGTON — Gary Colello, a 2005 graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and former resident of South Paris and Otisfield, was recently named the Maine Recreation and Parks Association announces the 2020 “Dr. Bill Eckart” Young Professional Award winner. The award is named for Dr. William Eckart, a former professor of recreational management at […]
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
Oxford Hills town office openings vary
Face coverings and social distancing required by most.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Alan Day Community Garden expands across town
NORWAY — With uncertainty threatening large-scale food producers during the coronovirus pandemic, communities like Norway are looking for ways to localize supply. The Alan Day Community Garden (ADCG), starting its 11th season of leasing out vegetable plots, recently began looking for ways to ramp up its own farmers’ market production. It did not have to […]
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