OHTS Pre-Engineering Program seniors Colby VanDecker and Seamus Winning built a plasma-cutting machine for the school’s vocational students to use in classes and after-school programs.
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.
Harrison Selectmen’s Meeting Agenda
Harrison Board of Selectmen’s Meeting Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at 7 pm Agenda 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Call the Meeting to Order 3. Public Participation (Non-Agenda Items) 4. Approval of Unsigned Warrants 5. Approval of Minutes – January 9, 2020 6. Old Business – • Update on Foreclosures (2017) 7. New Business • Violation […]
UMA closing learning center in Paris
SAD 17 Adult Education will administer services for college students.
SAD 17 students get support to wear hats during school
The board of directors voted 19-3 to approve the first reading of a dress code policy change.
The sound of music, Otisfield style
The musically talented Arnott siblings were mostly self-taught until they met Don Roy at the 2016 Waterford World’s Fair Fiddle contest.
Maine DOE Commissioner addresses SAD 17 Directors
Education Commissioner Pender Makin attended SAD 17’s Board meeting to talk about annual standardized test assessments and her department’s vision for the future.
UMA closing its Paris Center for distance learning
PARIS — The University of Maine Augusta is closing its South Paris Center on Main Street. Effective July 1, the Center’s student services will transition to a Distance Learning Site, administered by Oxford Hills Adult Education. Director Jim Bradley said the change reflects how most students already approach their college work. “The overwhelming majority of […]
Oxford Planning Board meeting agenda – Feb. 13, 2020
Agenda for Planning Board Meeting – Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 pm.
Oxford Selectmen’s Meeting – Feb. 12, 2020
Due to the snow storm, Oxford’s Feb. 6 Selectmen’s Meeting has been postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 12. The workshop that was originally scheduled for February 12th will be postponed until a later date.
Maine education commissioner addresses SAD 17 directors
Pender Makin, commissioner of the state Department of Education, discussed annual standardized test assessments and her department’s vision for the future.