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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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Paris-based school district suspends school resource officer agreement with Norway
The arrangement with Norway Police Department was suspended in February and the former school resource officer is banned from the building.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Oxford selectmen, budget committee start budget review
Oxford’s proposed budget for next year includes an overall increase of $573,000.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Oxford hires Ashley Armstrong as its fire and rescue chief
Armstrong’s first job as a fire fighter was in Oxford back 2009.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Community Concepts gives free tech tutoring at area libraries
Some residents may also qualify to receive free tablets.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
‘Turn the page’: Oxford Elementary School celebrates Read Across America
Students at Oxford Elementary School celebrate diversity in books and learn how to use art in storytelling.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
New outdoor pavilions, graduation policy heard by SAD 17 board
One West Paris resident was overhearing quipping that more people attended Monday’s school board meeting than Saturday’s annual town meeting.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Oxford Hills Technical School outdoor recreation students take on Augusta
The students accompanied Outdoor Education Coach Sarah Timm and OHTS Instructor Andrew Merrill to the state capital to celebrate outdoor education.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School 2024 valedictorian named MPA Principal’s Award winner
The valedictorian is a three-sport varsity athlete, serves as the school’s National Honor Society president and has been a Viking Mentor to incoming freshmen for the last two years.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Comments lay bare the pain of Agnes Gray school closure in West Paris
Former board Chairman Dale Piirainen of West Paris spoke of the difficulty and importance of acknowledging mistakes and correcting them.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Oxford sets public hearing on senior housing in former woolen mill
The Caleb Group, a Massachusetts developer specializing in affordable housing, hopes to convert a Thompson lakefront eyesore into a 77-unit apartment complex for older people.
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