Starting next year, Otisfield will be run by a five-person select board instead of three.
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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Oxford Elementary School principal departs; 3 others transfer in-district
Principals Doug Kilmister, Cathy Bickford and Jamey Martin will all start the 2023-24 academic year leading new schools.
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Otisfield’s youngest residents taking over town office for fun
“I love the playground so much I don’t even have words! It makes me so happy to play there with my friends and family!” — Mila Minas, seven
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Deertrees Theatre ready to take audiences to Almost, Maine
The play Almost, Maine opens on July 7, with five performance running throughout the month.
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Otisfield to ask voters to approve 5-person select board at town meeting
Otisfield’s annual town meeting will be held this Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., at the Otisfield Community Hall on State Route 121.
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Maine’s instructional coach of the year works to make math fun at OES
As part of the award, Caitlin Dailey will sit on the Maine Curriculum Leaders Association’s board of directors for the next year.
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Streaked Mountain School programs bolster graduation rate
The alternative education program provides opportunities for at risk students to excel.
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Oxford Transfer Station changing schedule Aug. 1
Selectman Dana Dillingham was sworn in for a second term Tuesday.
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Harrison voters again reject having a staffed fire department
Close to 150 residents attended Harrison’s annual Town Meeting, with disagreements among them punctuating the evening.