Maine School Administrative District 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley asserts that Paris and West Paris’ decision to sue the district for closing Agnes Gray is premature, as the board has not made a decision to keep the school closed.
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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OHCHS gets top school recruiters for college fair
Twelve of the country’s most prestigious colleges participated in a college fair earlier this month at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
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Harrison exploring options to exit SAD 17
A few Harrison residents joked that their town is known as the ‘drunk uncle’ of the Oxford Hills school district, but they are serious about their weariness of carrying the heaviest financial load to fund education.
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West Paris, Paris to sue Oxford Hills school district over Agnes Gray Elementary School closing
Lawyers contend that SAD 17 violated Maine law when Superintendent Heather Manchester closed the West Paris school in February.
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Paris, West Paris officials reviewing legal options against school district closing West Paris school
Attorneys for each town will share their findings from researching and assessing Maine School Administrative District 17’s decision to close Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford selectmen vote to acquire new fire truck, ambulance
Fire Chief Ashley Wax-Armstrong told selectmen that both vehicles will be delivered by November of next year.
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Paris-based school district budget passes on 3rd attempt
Maine School Administrative District 17’s original proposed budget was rejected at referendum June 11, and the second proposal was voted down Aug. 6.
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Oxford Hills school board approves revised English Language Arts standards
Maine Department of Education announced new standards back in 2020 but implementation was delayed statewide by the pandemic.
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Abatement and demo at former Oxford woolen mill to start in February
The former Robinson Woolen Mill on King Street will be redeveloped into affordable senior housing.