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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PublishedApril 23, 2020
In Maine or in the Bronx … food shortages being met without stimulus money
HARRISON — Sandy Swett of the Harrison Food Bank has a message for rural Mainers who are receiving their stimulus funds: you don’t need to spend your money on groceries. “The stimulus was meant for people’s bills,” she said. “They should come here first and not spend it on groceries. It’s meant to keep the […]
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PublishedApril 21, 2020
Otisfield food pantry open April 24
OTISFIELD — The East Otisfield Baptist Church food pantry is open the fourth Friday of every month, for Otisfield residents only. Volunteers ask what it is needed, pack a box of what is available and load it in the car trunk. The church is located at 231 Rayville Road. The next dates that the pantry […]
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Oxford board forwards budget proposal to voters
The $6.12 million spending plan is about $360,000 more than this year.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Oxford Hills food assistance resources
Local volunteer organizations continue feeding their communities while local eateries do their part to help those in need.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Harrison students present Abraham Lincoln’s barrier-breaking legacy
HARRISON — Harrison Elementary School sixth-graders Aiden Baker and Ronan Brown are breaking barriers during this history-making spring that’s kept them out of school. Separated by social distancing, the pair is making final adjustments to a history project they began last November. The two are competing at the state level of Maine’s National History Day, […]
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Mother Nature delivers a knock-out punch of snow
A spring storm dumped more than a foot of wet, heavy snow on the region and caused widespread power outages. Images contrast the storm’s stark beauty with its destruction to rural Oxford county.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
It’s a grass roots fight against COVID-19 hardships
Since closing her martial arts school in Norway because of the public health emergency, Leisha Labonte Petrovich has turned her volunteerism into a full-time job.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
SAD 17 observes spring vacation April 20-24
PARIS — As COVID-19 continues to require schools follow distance learning programs, SAD 17 will observe its regularly scheduled spring break the week of April 20-24. “It’s important for students and teachers alike to unplug and take a break for a week,” said Superintendent Rick Colpitts. “It’s been a marathon and we have a long […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
Snow melt at Snow Falls
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PublishedApril 9, 2020
COVID-19 impacting SAD 17 school improvement plans
Directors debate taking on $3.5 million worth of energy, security projects.
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