Nicole Carter – Page 138 – 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.

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Harrison students present Abraham Lincoln’s barrier-breaking legacy

by Nicole Carter April 16, 2020April 17, 2020

HARRISON — Harrison Elementary School sixth-graders Aiden Baker and Ronan Brown are breaking barriers during this history-making spring that’s kept them out of school. Separated by social distancing, the pair is making final adjustments to a history project they began last November. The two are competing at the state level of Maine’s National History Day, […]

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Mother Nature delivers a knock-out punch of snow

by Nicole Carter April 16, 2020April 14, 2020

A spring storm dumped more than a foot of wet, heavy snow on the region and caused widespread power outages. Images contrast the storm’s stark beauty with its destruction to rural Oxford county.

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It’s a grass roots fight against COVID-19 hardships

by Nicole Carter April 16, 2020April 17, 2020

Since closing her martial arts school in Norway because of the public health emergency, Leisha Labonte Petrovich has turned her volunteerism into a full-time job.

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SAD 17 observes spring vacation April 20-24

by Nicole Carter April 16, 2020April 14, 2020

PARIS — As COVID-19 continues to require schools follow distance learning programs, SAD 17 will observe its regularly scheduled spring break the week of April 20-24. “It’s important for students and teachers alike to unplug and take a break for a week,” said Superintendent Rick Colpitts. “It’s been a marathon and we have a long […]