PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School has announced its top performing seniors in the Class of ’21.
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 Hills voters show strong support for SAD 17 school budget
Paris, Harrison, Oxford and Norway residents fill municipal positions and pass budgets for fiscal year 2021-22.
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Posted inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
Heat prompts early release of Oxford Hills schools
Schools without air conditioning will close at noon Tuesday also.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Oxford voters reject plan to lease town office space, but OK selling town office building
All budget articles passed unanimously. The town budget for 2021-2022 will drop by $420,372 from the current budget.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Oxford selectmen set workshop to revisit paving projects; review capital requests
Residents reminded of town meeting Saturday, elections Tuesday.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Two incumbents, two challengers for selectboard discuss Oxford’s needs
Current Chair Selectman Scott Hunter and current Vice-Chair Sam Hewey are up for election. Former board member Roger Thayer hopes to return; Ryan Brown has also filed nomination papers.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Buckfield’s senior class to graduate June 12
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield Junior-Senior High School has announced its top graduating seniors for the 2020-21 school year. Graduation will take place outside at the school grounds on Saturday, June 12 at 1 p.m. There are 31 students graduating in the class of 2021: Alaina Adderley; Samuel Billings; Kylie Carrier; Elijah Chasse; Ryan Corson; Allison Cottle; […]
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Glimpse to the future: Teen charts his own education around dyslexia
PARIS — By the time Jonah Padgett was in first or second grade he was already frustrated with school. “I remember in school, having a reading circle,” recalled Padgett in a Zoom interview last Friday. “And when it was my turn to read, the teacher would always correct me. And I could never actually finish […]
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The masks come off around Oxford Hills
With COVID-19 vaccinations in Maine increasing and case counts falling, wearing a mask is now a matter of choice. Although no one promised it would not still be confusing.
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DC lawmakers, movie mogul, vet ZOOM in for student interviews
A unit on globalism vs. nationalism opens students’ eyes to different viewpoints.