Elementary educator, special ed tech and teacher, and transportation positions are the hardest to fill.
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
Comedian works to bring more laughs to small towns
Microbreweries provide new opportunities and venues for local funny people to perform stand-up comedy.
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
SAD 17 bus schedules to be announced Monday
The school year starts on August 30.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford property owners assert poor communications, unreasonable deadlines from appraisal company
A query on the Advertiser Democrat’s Facebook page brought a rush or frustrated comments from homeowners.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford property owners question reassessed values
Property tax assessments have doubled, tripled or more for Oxford residents following a recent property revaluation being conducted by KRT Appraisal.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
SAD 17 promotes 3 educators to administrator roles
Superintendent Heather Manchester reported that although challenging, district hiring continues.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Hills Technical School plumbing, electrical classroom to be completed next spring
The two-story building will simulate a house under construction. it will be financed with a $2.1 million grant through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan for technical education.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Property tax relief program for seniors axed after one year
REGION — Maine state lawmakers have effectively done away with the Property Tax Stabilization Program for Seniors by voting to fund it only for the current tax year that began April 1, 2023. The program was passed last year as LD 290 with the purpose of providing property tax relief to seniors over the age […]