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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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Omicron on the decline in Oxford Hills – for now
PARIS — After the number of positive COVID cases in Oxford Hills schools approached 200 last week, as of Monday the number stood at 134. School Administrative District 17’s online tracker does not currently break-out results of home tests. The revised quarantine guidance from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Maine Department of Education […]
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
SAD 17 board rejects Henson’s recommendation for principal at Agnes Gray
The School Administrative District 17 Board of Directors will go through the regular process of finding a new principal for Agnes Gray Elementary School with a hiring committee, they decided Monday.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Tumult for Agnes Gray continues as more speak out about September incident involving superintendent
An altercation between Superintendent Monica Henson and a sixth grade student in September continues to play out, four months later.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
DHHS, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office launch investigations at Agnes Gray
Ashley Rowe said she was misled about the extent of her child’s altercation with Monica Henson.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
RPC donations piling up courtesy of the Betty White Challenge
The actress is celebrated as much for her animal rights social justice activism as her 80+ year television career.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Science spotlight shines on Harrison Elementary’s Rob Ripley
Educated within Oxford Hills schools, the pupil is now the teacher.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Woman spends 19 years paying it forward with random acts of kindness
Rita Durgin has performed hundreds of small acts to friends, co-workers and strangers since her 30th birthday.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
SAD 17 superintendent responds to union complaints after no-confidence vote
The Oxford Hills Education Association addressed the school board Tuesday in Paris.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Tensions erupt at SAD 17 board meeting over no-confidence vote of superintendent
Teachers union lists complaints against Monica Henson, six months after she started the job.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
Paris Hill Road home is a total loss; beagle dies in Thursday morning fire
Firefighters asked for personnel and tankers to help battle the Paris blaze.
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