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 2, 2022
Oxford moves forward with grade controls for Hogan, Whitney ponds outlet
The will allow for fish spawning to return to the waterway connecting the ponds to the Little Androscoggin River.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Messages show complexity of gender identity debate
PARIS — The proposed policy on student gender identity under consideration by Maine School Administrative District 17 has revealed deep differences within the Oxford Hills community as parents, educators, children and elected officials have spoken against or in favor of proposed Policy ACAAA, the first reading of which was approved by the district’s school board […]
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Oxford Hills vocational students selling refurbished bikes in time for Christmas
PARIS – About 20 bikes refurbished by students at Oxford Hills Technical School are up for sale just in time for Christmas. “We list the bikes online,” instructor David Knightly said. “We have a marketplace page on Facebook. And I’ll list on Lewiston-Auburn Marketplace, or swap and sell pages locally.” The online sale site is […]
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
Smokin’ Dave’s food truck now open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in Oxford
Smokin’ Dave’s Backyard BBQ & Grill first opened as a food truck back in 2015.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2022
SAD 17 board: No comment on Paris recall petition
PARIS — After an emergency meeting in executive session for 90 minutes, Maine School Administrative District 17 voted to make no statement on a petition circulated in Paris to recall two of its school board district’s directors who, last month, voted to approve the first reading of proposed ACAAA Student Identity Policy. Last month Paris […]
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Christmas starts Sunday with a special concert
The United Church of Christ on King Street is holding a benefit concert Sunday to help restore its historic ceiling murals and repair the church roof.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Dave’s Backyard BBQ is back!
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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Oxford’s Food Pantry has moved to 252 King St.
Helping Hands will now be hosted by the Oxford Congregational Church on the first and third Thursday of each month.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Oxford officials discuss charging some residents a fee for not using town sewer service
The sewer department estimates that of about 800 homes and businesses along Oxford’s public utility line, only 62 are actual customers.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2022
Oxford Elementary educator named Maine PE Teacher of the Year
Emily Ellis tells the Advertiser Democrat that she knew as a child she wanted to make physed a staple of kids’ eduation.
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