Nicole Carter – Page 78 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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.

Advertiser Democrat

Invasive browntail moth spreads into Oxford Hills

by Nicole Carter June 29, 2022July 2, 2022

Long a health concern in coastal Maine regions, the browntail caterpillar is now impacting inland communities.

Oxford Hills

Otisfield voters quickly approve all warrant articles at Town Meeting

by Nicole Carter June 26, 2022June 27, 2022

Longtime Selectman Lenny Adler marveled that in the mid-seventies it could take hours (and a meal) for townspeople to approve a $200,000 budget during Town Meeting; these days more than $2 million is voted on in 60 minutes.

Oxford Hills

Harrison voters pass budget at special town meeting

by Nicole Carter June 25, 2022June 27, 2022

Administration, codes and assessing, capital reserve account, $3.4M town garage bond and staffing the fire department all passed after having failed during June 14 voting.