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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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Oxford board honors longtime employee, updated on new office improvements
Brian Conant has worked at the Transfer Station for 24 years.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Let’s dance! Contra dances return to Otisfield Community Hall
The benefits of contra dancing: live music, free admission, laughter, community engagement and exercise.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Agnes Gray Elementary School adds yurt in West Paris
As part of a $250,000 experiential education grant, the school is now using a yurt classroom to allow teachers and students to spend more time learning outdoors.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Oxford Hills Election Day information
Election Day is Nov. 8, 2022.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Groups to salute Veterans Day Nov. 11
A ceremony honoring Oxford Hills veterans will be held next Friday at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School auditorium.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Oxford Hills residents divided on student gender identity policy
Science, politics, religion and law cited by speakers at Paris high school.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Community art competition for Oxford county returns for second year
#MaineReunited will award $1000 prizes for art on the theme of healthy community.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Norway bakery makes 3,200 whoopie pies for Oxford customer
In business for less than two months, Katherine Olinkiewicz has fulfilled a record custom order.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Proposed SAD 17 gender identify policy under community scrutiny
Many residents question provisions of the policy that may leave some parents in the dark about their children’s gender identity or potentially endanger students in restrooms.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Haunted house: Ghostly legends born of tales of woe
A founding settler of Paris lived a tragic life that took on supernatural proportions within his crumbling mansion.
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