Chairman Matthew Frank and member Colleen Densmore leave their positions the same month as Town Manager Cass Newell.
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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Just ask the kids: the sky’s the limit for experiential education at Roberts Farm
Two years after embarking on an outdoor ed advocacy project, students from Oxford gain adult-level knowledge on community development.
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Family is relative for Harrison Food Bank volunteers
“The volunteers all help each other. They watch out for each other. It’s a real family” – Operations Manager Sandy Swett.
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Paris-area animal shelter to expand with Animal Intake & Community Resources kennel
RPC plans to start construction on its intake and community building this year.
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Oxford Hills Middle School sets goals to reduce chronic absenteeism
Principal Torrey Poland told Maine School Administrative District 17 directors Monday that they are looking to reduce absenteeism to below 30% this year.
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Paris-based school district needs more bus drivers
The school district will pay for new drivers to receive state training and licensing.
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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 […]