Nicole Carter – Page 124 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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.

News, Oxford Hills, Varsity Maine

Oxford Hills pushes forward with fall sports

by Nicole Carter September 22, 2020September 23, 2020

Football, field hockey, soccer, golf and cross-country teams will be allowed to compete in a shorter season under wide range of safety procedures.

News, Oxford Hills

Oxford selectmen opt to lease road grader

by Nicole Carter September 18, 2020September 24, 2020

Fire Chief Paul Hewey told the board he is working with Town Manager Butch Asselin on a federal grant for funds to replace the department’s ladder truck, which has a broken water pump that would cost at least $25,000 to repair.

Advertiser Democrat

Vernon Bradeen of Sumner presented with Boston Post Cane

by Nicole Carter September 17, 2020September 14, 2020

SUMNER — Sumner selectmen Kelly Stewart, Mary Ann Haxton and Edwin Shaw gathered at the home of 98-year-old Vernon Bradeen on Saturday to present him with the Boston Post Cane. “This cane is a symbol of the many contributions to our town, state and country of our treasured older citizens,” The selectmen announced in a statement. […]

Advertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Bat found in West Paris tests positive for rabies

by Nicole Carter September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

WEST PARIS — The Maine Center for Disease alerted town officials about a confirmed rabies case last week. A bat taken from the Bethel Road area tested positive for the virus on Sept. 8. West Paris’ animal control officer Roni-Sue Vachon announced the confirmation on the town’s Facebook community page on Sept. 10, urging residents […]

Advertiser Democrat

4-H youth beef show, auction at fair grounds today

by Nicole Carter September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

COUNTY — Maine’s 2020 fair season has been cancelled but Oxford County Fair is supporting its young farmers by holding its 4-H Youth Beef Show at 4 p.m. this afternoon at the Oxford Fairgrounds on Pottle Road. The public auction will be held immediately after, as usual. One of the last agricultural fairs in Maine […]