NORWAY — Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have had an immediate and drastic effect on Maine’s economy. Seasonal recreation businesses around Oxford Hills are warily watching the calendar to see if Governor Janet Mills will ease restrictions or extend the state’s civil emergency beyond May 15. Campgrounds, kids’ summer camps, marinas and others all promise […]
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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Oxford forwards budget to voters
The $6.12 million spending plan is about $360,000 more than this year.
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SAD 17 has its own version of Tony Orlando and … Rachel
PARIS — When SAD 17 kids sheltering in place need a diversion or a smile while they work through distance learning they can turn to music. They can “pop in” to Tony Orlando’s (not that one) Zoom class, take in some one-on-one instruction with Rachel Potter, watch one of the singing videos prompted by Rachel […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway Opera House awarded engineering grant
NORWAY — The Norway Opera House has been awarded a grant to help fund its continuing rehabilitation. The $50,000 grant is from the Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center. It will cover engineering plans to replace roof trusses of the building and signals the start of the fourth phase of a two-decade effort to completely […]
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In Maine or in the Bronx … food shortages being met without stimulus money
HARRISON — Sandy Swett of the Harrison Food Bank has a message for rural Mainers who are receiving their stimulus funds: you don’t need to spend your money on groceries. “The stimulus was meant for people’s bills,” she said. “They should come here first and not spend it on groceries. It’s meant to keep the […]
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Otisfield food pantry open April 24
OTISFIELD — The East Otisfield Baptist Church food pantry is open the fourth Friday of every month, for Otisfield residents only. Volunteers ask what it is needed, pack a box of what is available and load it in the car trunk. The church is located at 231 Rayville Road. The next dates that the pantry […]
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Oxford board forwards budget proposal to voters
The $6.12 million spending plan is about $360,000 more than this year.
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Oxford Hills food assistance resources
Local volunteer organizations continue feeding their communities while local eateries do their part to help those in need.