Chronic absenteeism has been a critical problem for Maine School Administrative District 17 since the pandemic, according to a news release from the district.
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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SAD 17 snags $500K grant for school safety
The grant requires a $167,000 match, which is included in the district’s 2024-25 school budget proposal.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Grade controls being installed above Welchville Dam in Oxford
The grade controls will relieve pressure on the dam, which was installed in the mid-nineteenth century.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Residents voice support for public education at most recent budget validation
PARIS — Funding public education in Oxford Hills has become a monthslong challenge this year. Schools opened at the end of August, but the school budget is still unresolved after voters twice rejected it. The process has been complicated by rising costs, the abrupt closure of Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris because of […]
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Oxford Hills validates third school budget proposal, district vote set for Oct. 8
The most recent budget, which goes to referendum Oct. 8, proposes $50.43 million in spending.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford auctions transfer station loader, approves new baler purchase
The decision comes after the Oxford board spent more than a month debating the value of its two aging front-end loaders.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills Mercantile boosts local producers with The Artisan’s Marketplace
The Artisan’s Marketplace will be between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at 9 Market Square
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SAD 17 budget validation meeting Thursday at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
The third budget proposal is for $50.43 million — a total overall reduction of close to $1.18 million from the original proposal last June.