Quarantine numbers in schools fluctuate week to week but cases continue to rise.
Nicole Carter
Staff Writer
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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Oxford Helping Hands Food Pantry in need of home and volunteers
With Municipal Center up for sale, the weekly food distribution program is seeking options.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Part craftsman, part performance artist, Ryan Adams forges ancient trade
OXFORD — Being a blacksmith in today’s world is more a curiosity-inducing craft than the critical trade it was for hundreds of years. Ryan Adams of Otisfield has honed it into a cross between history lesson and performance art. He works in his Bell Hill Forge workshop and travels to events to demonstrate his trade. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
OHCHS shows Principal Moccia its love
Who else but Principal Ted Moccia would appreciate his image mounted on 1,000 sticks and 130 t-shirts?
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Hills grads at USM with full scholarships
PARIS — Two young women from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s class of 2021 have nabbed what the website scholarships.com terms the “holy grail” of college scholarships. Lauren Davidson of West Paris and Madison Long of South Paris were both awarded with the University of Southern Maine’s Promise Scholarship, a program that bridges college expenses […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Two Oxford Hills school administrators given expanded roles
Superintendent Monica Henson said both have strategic leadership responsibilities.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
TikTok trend ‘devious licks’ hits Maine schools
PARIS — TikTok, the social media network, has renewed interest in old music, made viral video and music stars out of people having fun and even factored into the 2020 presidential election. The free app has been downloaded more than 130 million times in the U.S. alone and established celebrities have started their own accounts. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Christmas Parade, Festival of Trees returning to Oxford Hills
The traditional holiday events will be held Thanksgiving weekend.