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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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
SAD 17 forced into hybrid education by rising COVID-19 rates
Parents and students will be notified of what yellow designation education looks like in a letter from the Superintendent after plans will be finalized Friday.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
State stops issuing online burn permits until conditions improve
As the Maine Forest Service suspends online burn permits, the department urges town fire departments to follow suit.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Oxford selectmen opt to lease road grader
Fire Chief Paul Hewey told the board he is working with Town Manager Butch Asselin on a federal grant for funds to replace the department’s ladder truck, which has a broken water pump that would cost at least $25,000 to repair.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Boston Marathon comes to Otisfield
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Oxford Hills pushes forward with fall sports
Football, field hockey, soccer, golf and cross-country teams will be allowed to compete in a reduced season conducted under a wide range of safety procedures.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Oxford Hills town clerks prep voters for an unprecedented election
REGION — Town clerks in Buckfield, Harrison, Norway, Paris, Waterford and West Paris have released guidance to in-person and absentee voting in the upcoming Presidential Election. (Responses from Hebron, Otisfield and Oxford were pending as of press time.) Buckfield Buckfield will hold in-person voting on Nov. 3, at the Buckfield Municipal Center on 34 Turner […]
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
Oxford Hills pushes forward with fall sports
Football, field hockey, soccer, golf and cross-country teams will be allowed to compete in a shorter season under wide range of safety procedures.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2020
Oxford selectmen opt to lease road grader
Fire Chief Paul Hewey told the board he is working with Town Manager Butch Asselin on a federal grant for funds to replace the department’s ladder truck, which has a broken water pump that would cost at least $25,000 to repair.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Vernon Bradeen of Sumner presented with Boston Post Cane
SUMNER — Sumner selectmen Kelly Stewart, Mary Ann Haxton and Edwin Shaw gathered at the home of 98-year-old Vernon Bradeen on Saturday to present him with the Boston Post Cane. “This cane is a symbol of the many contributions to our town, state and country of our treasured older citizens,” The selectmen announced in a statement. […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2020
Bat found in West Paris tests positive for rabies
WEST PARIS — The Maine Center for Disease alerted town officials about a confirmed rabies case last week. A bat taken from the Bethel Road area tested positive for the virus on Sept. 8. West Paris’ animal control officer Roni-Sue Vachon announced the confirmation on the town’s Facebook community page on Sept. 10, urging residents […]
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