PARIS — Oxford Hills Middle School held separate ceremonies for its three pods of 251 students graduating to ninth grade. Principal Brian Desilets lead a three hour graduation ceremony last Wednesday. The video can be viewed on OHMS’ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OHMSVikings. The class list for Oxford Hills’ class of 2025 is: TEAM ALLAGASH: Mollee […]
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.
Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
New directors introduced at SAD 17 board meeting
Monday marked the last meeting for outgoing Superintendent Rick Colpitts.
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Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford board chooses new leaders
Caldwell Jackson and Sharon Jackson elected to chairmanships
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Maine veteran, international athlete and service dog trainer awarded a mortgage-free smart home
Two organizations teamed up to provide the Oxford home. Tunnel to Towers managed contracts, finances and planning logistics. A Soldier’s Journey Home sent volunteers to build the whole thing out in a two-week timeframe.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Another round of mold remediation for Oxford’s town office
OXFORD — With voters rejecting a proposal that would have moved Oxford’s administrative employees from the mildewed and deteriorating building at 85 Pleasant Street to temporary space at Oxford Plaza, selectmen are left to once again attempt to patch up its unsafe conditions with cleaning and mold remediation. Immediately after the June 5 annual town […]
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills keynote to graduates: Embrace your fear and trust your instincts
Matthew Delamater, Class of 1999, told graduates of the need to befriend fear in order to follow their passions.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Hills keynote to graduates: Embrace your fear and trust your instincts
Matthew Delamater, Class of 1999, told graduates of the need to befriend fear in order to follow their passions.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
No more bags!: July 1 marks the start of Maine’s ban on single-use bags, polystyrene
Enforcement of the law was delayed due to the pandemic.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Juveniles charged in Norway car thefts
Surveillance video showed two youths breaking into the vehicles.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Rec. resumes full activities this summer
OXFORD — With more Mainers fully vaccinated and public gathering restrictions lifted, the Oxford Station Community Center has fully resumed its normal activities. Recreation Director Patty Hesse posts details of all events on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/oxfordreccenterand for more information or to register, please call 207-539-8094. Stich & Bitch crafting group meets at the […]