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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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Society hosts local naturalist
Bernd Heinrich, born during a tumultuous time in Europe, has established enduring roots in the Wilton community. He has written more than a dozen books on the natural wonders he has encountered in western Maine and will speak about them at the Wilton Historical Society’s monthly meeting at the Wilton Farm and Home Museum.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Wilton Planning Board hears proposals on solar and electric power projects
Dirigo Solar plans to establish a solar farm on 17 acres on Weld Street, while Central Maine Power is looking to build a substation on Main Street.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Deadspin bloggers should stick to sports
To the Editor: An Arcadian, one who lives in total harmony with the land, a country dweller in a ‘rustic paradise’, as defined, chooses a simple, quiet life. These types of people are often considered the ‘salt of the earth’. Imagine, if you will, my mother in her early 30s in the late 1970s. She […]
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Farmington author chases spirits, murders and legends
From hunting ghosts to investigating unsolved mysteries throughout New England, Cathy McManus has seen it all and found a niche in ‘dark tourism’ writing. Her new book, “Unsolved New England: 20 Cases that Rocked the Region” was just published.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2019
Mt. Blue teens tackle tough community needs
Summer Experience, a resource program hosted by United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, is an eye opener for eighth and ninth graders.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2019
Fayette boy donates tabs and toys for Shriners kids
Brody Hemminger is carrying on a family tradition to support Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Boston, started by his great-grandfather.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2019
Tri Valley teens gather to solve community challenges
The annual Summer Experience program is produced in partnership by United Way of the Tri Valley Area, University of Maine Farmington and Gear Up Maine.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Battle with Lyme disease leads couple to Farmington farm
Determined to make Maine their home, Leslie and Greg MacKenzie left Massachusetts for Farmington and started One Way Out Farm.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Wilton kids taking it to the court
Wilton’s annual basketball camp for kids in grades 2-7 is happening this week at the Academy Hill Gymnasium.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Tri-Valley United Way has students’ backs
When the new school year starts in September, United Way of the Tri-Valley Area hopes that at least 600 students in Franklin county will have new backpacks to carry with them.
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