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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 Hills to vote Feb. 24 on $3.8M bus garage
Maine School Administrative District 17’s bus garage is cramped, out of date and its fueling system is at the end of its life. Is the solution moving to the old Bessey Motors property in South Paris?
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Oxford Hills saving thousands of dollars by reducing school energy costs
Conversion to LED lighting and solar electricity is paying off, officials say.
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Six first responders honored for life-saving actions in Oxford
Police and fire department crews saved a person trapped in a submerged vehicle in December, and an injured resident was pulled from a house fire in August.
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Norway mobile home park residents push for pause on rent hikes, call for new ordinance
Residents say a rent increase is set to go into effect April 1.
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19 Oxford Hills high school students suspended over harassment
School administrators say they responded to an incident involving the students ‘coming together as a disruptive and potentially dangerous group.’
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A 120-year-old romance rekindled in cache of letters found in West Paris home
The 1907 courtship between 14-year-old Elinor Tuell and 19-year-old Leland Dunham has been rediscovered and is being brought back to life.
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Paris resists school district proposal to move bus garage
A 10-year, $3.8 million bond referendum will be held Feb. 24. Objections to the proposed bus garage include traffic congestion, loss of property tax revenue and increased pressure on taxpayers.
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Old Advertiser Democrat building in Norway stands, for now
As the owner of 1 Pikes Hill aims to demolish the dilapidated building, the Planning Board agreed to a four-month waiting period so a new developer can be found.
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Demolition at former Oxford mill underway
Some buildings at the former Robinson Manufacturing Co. are being razed to redevelop the site into 77 senior housing units in Oxford.