The Maine State School Board has never gone against the recommendations of its Capital School Construction division about funding school construction projects. The state has not funded a community-based elementary school in more than 20 years.
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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Photo: Possibilities for new OHMS taking shape
The building committee has begun narrowing potential building sites, which include its current location at Pine Street in South Paris.
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Oxford board revisits traditional town meeting vs. voting at the polls
Town Manager Adam Garland to develop sample referendum ballot using 2024 warrant articles.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Veterans benefits and support agencies anchor annual Veterans Day ceremony at OHCHS
Ceremonies begin in the auditorium at 10 a.m.; following that the Resource Fair will continue.
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Early/absentee votes, in person voters have poured in for Tuesday’s election
REGION — According to information provided by town clerks, more than a third of registered voters around Oxford Hills had requested absentee ballots ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. And 95% of those who received them returned them via mail or drop-off to their municipal office by last Thursday’s deadline. Turnout was strong for the two-thirds […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Community meeting for future middle school vision tonight at OHMS gym
The Oxford Hills community gets its first chance to provide input on construction of a new middle school tonight, Nov. 7.
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Paris-based school district mourns the loss of Social Studies Department chairman
John Pinto, 72, of Norway died over the weekend of pancreatic cancer.
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Local groups asking vets, families to share pictures of military service
The images will be added to the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars digital album.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Election 2024, Oxford Hills
Where to vote and who is running in county, state elections in Oxford Hills
All absentee and in-person ballots must be returned to your town’s clerk or voting registrar by Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. when polls close.
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Conditions of some Oxford cemeteries ‘a disgrace;’ recuperation underway
Relying on third-party contractors resulted in gravestone maintenance and landscaping falling off the radar.