Family shares their story of panic when child was feared missing from school.
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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New Oxford Hills superintendent brings broad range of teaching, administrative experiences
Years before remote education became the norm, Monica Henson was overseeing school systems that employed virtual and hybrid learning environments.
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Oxford Hills school district hires Monica Henson as new superintendent
Monica Henson comes from New Hampshire School Administrative Unit 44 and will start July 1.
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OHTS students shine at SkillsUSA
PARIS — Despite fewer choosing to participate, 12 Oxford Hills Tech School students competed at Maine’s SkillsUSA 2021 Conference, held virtually this year. Three students won gold medals, five silver and four won bronze medals for their entries. “Normally we send more than 40 students and the competitions are held in Bangor,” said OHCHS’ SkillsUSA […]
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SMH nursing staff recognized during International Nurses Week
NORWAY — In honor of International Nurses Week, Stephens Memorial Hospital has used the last several days to shine a light of appreciation on its entire nursing staff. Given the strains put on frontline health workers over the last year as they uniformly fought against the pandemic, it is particularly important in 2021 to thank […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills businesses unite at Whitney Farm Estate to welcome wedding season
The Oxford wedding venue Whitney Farm Estate launched the season with an open house to welcome engaged couples to connect with Oxford Hills-based event services businesses.
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Community Concepts hosts virtual ‘touch a truck’ tours
PARIS — In a quasi-return to tradition, Community Concepts is once again holding Touch a Truck, an annual community engagement project. It will be a virtual event, starting on Monday. Each day at noon, for a week, Community Concepts will host brief videos that explore different types of service and sports vehicles inside and out. […]
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Otisfield planners approve fact finding for cell tower
OTISFIELD — Eight months after beginning its application process, Verizon Wireless, Inc. has cleared another hurdle in its bid to build a communications tower in Otisfield. Planning Board Chair Karen Turino presented her findings of fact package to the other members of the board at Tuesday night’s meeting. Board members had reviewed copies of the […]
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Oxford selectmen send proposed $5.3 million budget to voters at Town Meeting
Budget represents a decrease of $420,372, or 7.5%, to the current spending plan. The county assessment is $450,248 for the coming fiscal year, an increase of almost 1%.