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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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Oxford upgrades transfer station equipment
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Bids approved for work on Oxford’s Meeting House
A new roof and paint for the 1830 landmark are planned.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Student uses distance learning for climate activism
Chloe Grover of Otisfield hasn’t let a little thing like a public health crisis stop her from helping her school learn about climate change.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Bryant Pond 4-H Camp succeeding in educational mission during pandemic
A smartphone, activity kits and backpacks connect quarantined youth to natural world.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Bryant Pond 4-H Camp quietly continues its mission to engage youth
BRYANT POND — The summer of 2020 has basically been cancelled, especially for kids who, after three months of distance learning and sheltering at home, were due some fun and inspiration. Bryant Pond 4-H Camp had to suspend all summer programs and camp sessions but it did not give up on finding ways to engage […]
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
No promises made on fully reopening SAD 17 schools
PARIS — If families found distance learning during COVID-19 to be confusing and isolating they are finding that making plans to go back is just as exasperating. Maine’s Department of Education has authorized schools in all counties to reopen this fall, as long as schools can comply with six safety protocol requirements. The conditions were […]
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Free weekly produce pick-up starts today in South Paris
The nonprofit group Gardeners Growing Health Communities is ready to start its weekly harvest and produce distribution from its South Paris and Rumford gardens. Food pick-up in South Paris is every Thursday afternoon starting at 5:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 217 Main Street.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Backyard nature: A frog-eat-frog world
Blue frogs. Green frogs. Little, big and mean frogs. I had to shelter at home and our pond has become my means for mental stimulation.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Pollinator at work
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
One dam, four towns, little agreement
Oxford, Otisfield, Casco and Poland have waterfront stakes in Thompson Lake.
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