Former board Chairman Dale Piirainen of West Paris spoke of the difficulty and importance of acknowledging mistakes and correcting them.
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, Oxford Hills
Oxford sets public hearing on senior housing in former woolen mill
The Caleb Group, a Massachusetts developer specializing in affordable housing, hopes to convert a Thompson lakefront eyesore into a 77-unit apartment complex for older people.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Schools & Education
Hebron news hawks launch school paper
When Hebron student Ori Brennan wanted to learn about journalism, she started a school newspaper so she could learn on the job.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
OHCHS senior follows her calling to care for others
Michaela Holbrook says she has been fascinated by nursing and helping others since she saw, as a toddler, her mother get stitches on a cut leg.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Decisions loom for Agnes Gray, other SAD 17 elementary schools
Maine Department of Education scrutinizing viability of schools in Norway, Waterford and Harrison.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford’s John Crumpton, Jr. accepts the Boston Post Cane
John Crumpton, Jr. of Oxford spent 33 years in the U.S. Navy during three international wars, and met three American Presidents during his service.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Rowe SRO absent two months, and counting
Oxford Hills School District has repeatedly declined to comment on the situation, while Norway officials say they are ready to return SRO Pullen to Rowe at a moment’s notice.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford to vote on solar moratorium ordinance in June
Selectmen take action after state dictated exemptions remove almost $63,000 from town tax revenues.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Session set for comments, questions on future of West Paris school
West Paris officials looking for answers as community galvanizes to save its elementary education’s identity.
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As community grieves its iconic school, a young leader emerges
Agnes Gray student Soran Adams has resolved to “make a fuss” until he is acknowledged.