Maine School Administrative District 17’s 2024-25 budget was approved and will be put to a referendum vote Aug. 6.
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 loses its treasury of the last 2 centuries, and its treasure historian Ben Conant
Ben Conant, a font of history and faith, passed away June 24.
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Learning pavilions are popping up all over Oxford Hills
OXFORD — Maine School Administrative District 17 continues to demonstrate its commitment as Maine’s leading model for incorporating outdoor education into its curriculum. This strategy was unrolled back in 2021 by the district’s outdoor education coach Sarah Timm and Agnes Gray Elementary School’s former principal, Beth Clarke. Using a Rethinking Remote Education Ventures (RREV) and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Otisfield elects two, reelects one to Select Board at annual town meeting
At last year’s town meeting, residents voted to expand from a three- to a five-person Select Board, effective this year.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business
Oxford Hills Tech School sends student-built spec house to new home
With support provided by Turn Key Homes and Hammond Lumber, students are making homebuilding their classroom.
Posted inOxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Oxford County EMA director honored for guiding region through the worst
PARIS — Director for Oxford County’s Emergency Management Agency, Allyson Hill, has been recognized by her peers with not one but two awards during the Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference in Augusta last month. One is from the Maine Association of Emergency Managers. The plaque reads “in recognition for putting service ahead of self in the field […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Saturday, Otisfield voters will vote to seat 5-person select board
Otisfield’s annual town meeting will start at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Community Hall, located at 292 SR 121
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford officials concerned about crowds, safety at speedway race July 2-3
The Celebration of America 300, scheduled for the week of Fourth of July, will payout $40,000 and has attracted at least three current NASCAR series drivers to compete.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Paris-based school district sets schedule for new round of budget work
A public hearing to present a revised budget is scheduled for July 23.
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Oxford County EMA director honored for guiding region through the worst
PARIS — Director for Oxford County’s Emergency Management Agency, Allyson Hill, has been recognized by her peers with not one but two awards during the Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference in Augusta last month. One is from the Maine Association of Emergency Managers. The plaque reads “in recognition for putting service ahead of self in the field […]