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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SAD 17 board approves changes to academic year
COVID-19 prompted schools to open later than originally planned.
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Absentee voting requests double in Oxford
OXFORD — With more than 700 absentee ballot requests and dozens of people coming into the office daily, Town Clerk Elizabeth Olsen is expecting Election Day on Nov. 3 to be extremely busy. Olsen updated selectmen on how administration and finance departments are approaching their work ahead of Nov. 3. She said that she had […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Harrison’s local ballot includes three ordinance changes
HARRISON — Harrison has three ordinance questions for residents to vote on in its Nov. 3 local election ballot. Question 1: Shall an ordinance entitled “Mass Gathering Ordinance” be amended? No changes will be made to the town’s definition of what constitutes a mass gathering. Instead, the amendment clarifies that the ordinance applies to private […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
McLaughlin Garden hosts reading of ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Saturday
McLaughlin Garden & Farmstead to feature new fall events in a year mostly lost to the pandemic.
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Parents make a stand against teen violence in Oxford Hills
PARIS — After a series of violent attacks by juveniles on their peers, several parents in Oxford Hills have come together to take a stand against bullying, hosting sidewalk demonstrations and forming a community group on Facebook to shed light on the problems their children face. Norway resident Alishia Sessions was moved to start Oxford […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Norway’s Weary Club: Its name belies a long legacy of community involvement, conversation and whittling
Even President Calvin Coolidge was granted honorary membership, although he never made it to the club for coffee and doughnuts.
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Oxford selectmen mull future site of town office
The town’s Building Committee recommends locating new municipal facilities next to the Public Safety Building.
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Walking bridge to be named in honor of late Eagle Scout
The cancellation of “senior projects” for Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students will not stop Rowan Cayer and Derrek Brooker from completing theirs anyway, with some help from the family of a former Eagle Scout who passed away in 2018.
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Recreational marijuana debate resurrected in Oxford
The town voted to approve an ordinance limiting marijuana businesses to four medical dispensaries back in 2017.