Natalie Andrews of West Paris stepped down as chairwoman, leaving vice chairman Jared Cash to run meetings until a new chair is named.
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
Harrison, West Paris kids are all in on winter
Oxford Hills ‘Harrison and Agnes Gray elementary schools are two of 16 schools across Maine participating in WinterKids 2023, a four week outdoor activity challenge.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business
Katherine’s Bakery & Cafe expands, all the way up the street
Just four months after opening, Katherine Olinkiewicz’s bakery has outgrown its location.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Bus bullying, frustration, threats, arrest …
Paris parent Aranka Matolcsy was arrested last week after she accused Oxford Hills school district of not properly protecting her special needs child.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
SAD 17 policy committee takes meeting into executive session
Proposed Policy Student Gender Identity ACAAA has split the Oxford Hills communities.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Sen. Susan Collins visits PACE
The $1.6 federal grant is part of a planned $4 million facility upgrade.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Otisfield schedules public hearing on solar farm ordinance
Residents voted to place a moratorium on solar development projects last year, after one was built with no local oversight.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Stephens Memorial Hospital welcomes first baby of 2023
It’s a boy! The first baby of the year at SMH was born last Friday.
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford selectmen appoint two interim school board directors
Selectmen accepted a bid of $54,000 for the old municipal building on Pleasant Street.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Hills 2022: The year in review (part II)
Sports championships. Local restaurants closing while new ones open. A school district mired in dysfunction. Local faces sharing big dreams. Community stalwarts departing public life. And puppies! Oxford Hills headlines from 2022, part II, below: July Popular Norway restaurant Smokin’ Dave’s Backyard BBQ Grill announced that the building it had operated from on Main Street […]