Residents voted for major reconstruction of several main Oxford roads during town meeting last month.
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 bids farewell to historic preservation icon Andrea Burns
Norway’s village would likely look very different today, but for the efforts of preservation warriors like Andrea Burns.
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Buckfield continues Parris tradition begun with Declaration of Independence
July 4 is much more than a day of parades and fireworks for the Parris family. It’s a day to continue a tradition started centuries ago with a musket that made the trip from England to the American Colonies. The Kings Arm Musket has been fired on every Fourth of July since the signing […]
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West Paris Water District taking steps toward solvency
Town officials and contractors expressed concern that the district’s water reservoir has been only half-full and may not have enough water to save a burning building.
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Otisfield selectman, school director reelected at annual town meeting
Next year’s municipal operating budget will increase by 4% to $2.6 million.
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Pickles have taken Oxford Elementary’s lunch period by storm
The company mission: “At pickle inc. we make sure that you get the best pickles at school.”
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Pickles have taken Oxford Elementary’s lunch period by storm
The company mission: “At pickle inc. we make sure that you get the best pickles at school.”
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Hebron hires its first town administrator
Alicia Bryant, who has been Hebron’s deputy treasurer since last December as deputy treasurer, was selected May 27 to become its first administrator.
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‘Viking Vibe’ transforms Oxford Hills Middle School students into journalists
The kids do not shy away from publishing opinion pieces and writing about tough subjects.
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Third electric gate of Thompson Lake dam in Oxford installed
The next phase to rehabilitating the Thompson Lake dam is rebuilding the retaining wall in the outlet channel that feeds into the Little Androscoggin River.