Artist Lajos Matolcsy made his home and legacy in western Maine after defecting from the Soviet bloc, eventually settling with his family in South Paris and sharing his passion for art with his community.
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.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Maine
Shuttered Paris auto dealership for sale
Oxford County Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM abruptly closed last spring when it was seized by creditors.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News
Oxford Trail Ryders seeks ATV access on state road
Selectmen granted permission for the club to apply for state approval to use a stretch of Pleasant Street from Skeetfield Road to Allen Hill Road.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine
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Oxford takes last look at 1800s woolen mill before redevelopment project begins
A nonprofit real estate developer bought the Robinson Manufacturing property on Thompson Lake for affordable senior housing.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills residents, state committee back Paris middle school construction project
About 150 adults and children attended a Thursday presentation introducing the concept design for a proposed new Oxford Hills Middle School.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Schools & Education
Residents to vote tonight on design for new Oxford Hills Middle School
OHMS’ volunteer building committee recommends a construction plan funded almost entirely by the Maine Department of Education.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston man arrested after Oxford police officers assaulted with bear spray
A King Street resident was assaulted in his driveway as he attempted to leave his home for work Wednesday morning.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local News, Schools & Education
Buckfield, Hartford, Sumner hosting forum on community schools’ future
The communities of Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner have their own community elementary and secondary schools but belong to Regional School Unit 10, headquartered 30 miles away in Rumford.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local News
Young porcupine stands up for itself
As fall marks a milestone for kids going to school, animals in the wild are also ready to engage in their own independence. (Nicole Carter/Staff Writer)