New hires coming from Brunswick and Brattleboro, Vermont. school systems.
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 inOxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford manager expects to close on new town office next week
Adam Garland said three issues were cited in an inspection of the Pottle Road building.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Plant thief rooting through Norway, Paris neighborhoods
Several people have have seen their flower beds raided and potted plants disappear.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Oxford Hills
Smokin’ Dave’s taking backyard barbecue on the road in Oxford Hills
The restaurant building on Main Street in Norway has been sold.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Hills teacher bringing Arctic experience to the classroom
Jenn Johnson of Harrison is one of 11 teachers chosen to do field research in Alaska this summer.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Winners from Otisfield Independence Day festivities
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Volunteer Firemen’s Association strayed from pie to cookies for its annual Fourth of July bake sale and contest and the results were a hit. It has been a longstanding tradition for the association to sponsor a pie-baking contest ahead of Otisfield’s Independence Day parade. Each year seemed to attract fewer competitors […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Anderson Staples American Legion serves up food with summer fun
In addition to regular events, the veterans’ group is co-presenting The 161st Anniversary of the Civil War with a Living History of Abraham and Mary Lincoln and Other Civil War Storytellers with the Oxford Historical Society on July 2, starting at 10 a.m.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Independence Day celebrations around Oxford Hills
People looking to attend Fourth of July festivities can take to the road, the water or the racetrack.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Invasive browntail moth spreads into Oxford Hills
Long a health concern in coastal Maine regions, the browntail caterpillar is now impacting inland communities.
Posted inOxford Hills
Otisfield voters quickly approve all warrant articles at Town Meeting
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.