Stakeholder survey on education concerns during pandemic elicits 50% response.
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.
Oxford County Fair holding out for 4 H
Organizers are determined to at least preserve the youth beef exhibition in some form.
Harrison voters OK spending, policies, ordinances
Ballots were cast at the polls instead of at a public meeting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
Local elections low-key matters during COVID-19
REGION — Communities in Oxford Hills will likely stick to the status quo for their select board and other committees for the next year. In Oxford, Dana Dillingham is the only candidate running for the seat he filled following an interim election last March. That seat had been held previously by Edward Knightly, who resigned […]
Agnes Gray student donates more than $600 to school’s food pantry
Sawyer Poland raised money for Agnes Gray food pantry by selling bread he baked during distance learning.