The Oxford Historical Society has received many donations in cash, materials, services, and now real estate, since announcing its intent to restore Oxford’s last remaining one-room schoolhouse.
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 voters pass all Town Meeting articles in 30 minutes
June elections will be held at Oxford Town Office on June 13, instead of the Public Safety Building on Route 26. The office, which is usually closed on election day, will be open for limited business that Tuesday.
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Norway community a big perk for Stephens Memorial Hospital’s incoming president
New to town, SMH President Jeff Noblin said he and he wife are finding Norway to be the best place possible to raise their family.
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Romero’s Mexican Food Truck has parked at Cooper Farms
A Mexican food option came to West Paris May 18.
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Oxford’s 3 open school board seats attract just 1 candidate
Paris will also fill three SAD 17 board seats. In Norway, longtime director Curtis Cole is the only candidate for his expiring seat.
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Oxford to ask voters to approve weekend per diem firefighters
Oxford’s annual town meeting will be at Oxford Elementary School on Pleasant Street Saturday morning, at 10 a.m.
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WMARI consortium taking SUD prevention to western Maine schools
The Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative plans to make SUD prevention education at western Maine schools an annual program.
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Eagle Scout project a way for student to honor Mom
Zack May’s ADHD diagnosis led to a career change for his mother. His Eagle Scout and OHCHS senior project is his way of paying her dedication forward.