The school district will pay for new drivers to receive state training and licensing.
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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Harrison board selects four volunteers for new budget committee
Selectmen held a special meeting last Thursday to vote on a committee comprised of four citizens and the five-member board.
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West Paris Water District hoping loan coming soon to audit finances back to 2021
The water district is scrambling to address numerous equipment and safety issues brought to light after a boil water order continued for four months last year.
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Oxford opposes state plan for Oxford Street traffic light
The project at the intersection with Main Street is slated to be done in 2026.
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Harrison appoints Mark Curran as school board director
HARRISON — After being down one director for almost a year, Harrison will now be fully represented on the Maine School Administrative District 17 school board. During a special selectmen’s meeting last Thursday, the board unanimously approved the appointment of Mark Curran to fill the seat left vacant since former Director Rose Lacasse stopped attending meetings […]
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New changing room coming to Pismo Beach
OXFORD — During their Jan. 16 business meeting Selectmen unanimously approved erecting a new changing room at Pismo Beach, at no cost to taxpayers. Pam Sessions of The Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS® and Sarah Foster, president of the affiliated Androscoggin Valley Council, presented a grant proposal available through the national organization for the […]
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Mother Nature delivers the weather WinterKids need
HARRISON — When the annual WinterKids Winter Games kicked off at Harrison Elementary School kicked off last week, it was questionable whether all the activities planned for the four-week program would be possible. Western Maine has seen little to no snow since the beginning of the year and what was on the ground was hardened […]
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Harrison’s embattled town manager quits
Cass Newell faced personal attacks and stalking incidents during her three years, despite accomplishing much in that time.
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With extra high school administrator, students get away with less
Oxford Hills Comprehensive shifted a position from guidance head to assistant principal. The result is a crackdown on students skipping classes and other minor behavior offenses.
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Harrison resident presents select board with school consolidation facts
Saara Ryan attended the Jan. 9 Select Board meeting to counter misinformation shared about proposed school consolidation during its Dec. 12 meeting.