OXFORD — Fewer than 50 residents passed all 39 articles on the town of Oxford’s annual town meeting warrant Saturday morning. Some budget increases brought questions from tax payers worried about spending levels amid the coronavirus pandemic, town revenue losses from the recently reopened Oxford Casino approaching $500,000 and anticipated cuts to Maine revenue sharing […]
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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Distance education taught everyone, even educators
SAD 17 weathered the challenges of remote learning this year and works towards solutions for its future.
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SAD 17 not seeing exodus of educators due to COVID-19
Stakeholder survey on education concerns during pandemic elicits 50% response.
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Oxford County Fair holding out for 4 H
Organizers are determined to at least preserve the youth beef exhibition in some form.
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Harrison voters OK spending, policies, ordinances
Ballots were cast at the polls instead of at a public meeting.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Tarantulas and a bunch of other big, hairy spiders seized from Norway motel
At least three of the arachnids were identified as illegal to be in Maine. The others are at a Lewiston wildlife rehab facility for further identification.
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Oxford’s annual town meeting attendance down by about 50%
Residents questioned increases in administrative and Rescue Department budgets before approving both as recommended by selectmen.
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Norway announces social distancing protocols for annual Town Meeting
Norway’s annual Town Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on July 20 at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
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Norway sets distancing protocols for Town Meeting
Norway’s annual Town Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on July 20 at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
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Norway, Paris and Oxford School Board seats on the ballot next week
PARIS — Four of SAD 17’s 22 school board seats are up for election this month. Municipal elections and state primaries will be held at local polling places on Jul. 11. Most elections were postponed due to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19. Curtis Cole of Norway is running unopposed to retain his seat […]