School officials had hoped to relaunch an exchange student tradition interrupted by the COVID pandemic.
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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‘Run the town’ 5K to benefit Oxford summer rec program
Oxford is holding a 5K run/walk Saturday to support scholarships and equipment for its summer rec program.
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Sawin Millett, Rick Bennett deliver hope to Agnes Gray community
The West Paris elementary school will be eligible to receive up to $480,000 for repairs at the end of June, with the help of Oxford Hills legislators.
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Five Oxford Hills Tech School students earn trip to national SkillsUSA conference
Students are raising money to attend the competition in Atlanta in June.
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Rick Bennett instrumental in securing votes to fund SUD recovery programs
Twelve percent of the sales tax and excise tax revenue collected on the sale of adult use cannabis and products will be earmarked for community recovery centers.
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Oxford’s annual town meeting moving from school to town office
The town office will also host elections going forward.
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Oxford Hills Career Fair to help students, community-at-large
Thursday’s Oxford Hills Community Education Exchange’s jobs fair held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School is open to non-students
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Community meetings to discuss elementary school building choices for Oxford Hills School District
SAD 17 has scheduled four public meetings over the next two weeks to gather community feedback and input.
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Paris-area school board approves $51.5 million budget
The SAD 17 budget goes to voters June 11, along with a separate funding request for $2 million for capital improvements.
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Terrorizing charge dropped against Paris mom: ‘This is not a person who wished harm upon anyone’
Aranka Matolcsy says Oxford Hills School District officials failed their legal obligation to protect her special needs son.