The town has received $216K of the $411K it is allocated.
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.
Longtime school board director Patrie retires
First elected in 2011, Barry Patrie of Waterford helped guide SAD 17 through the Great Recession, a pandemic and a change in executive leadership.
Down Syndrome life is a life filled by love
Parents share stories of the joy that kids with Down Syndrome bring to their families.
Oxford Hills passes referendum, bond, constitutional amendment
REGION — With the majority of polling places in Oxford Hills reporting, locally all questions on the state ballot have easily passed. Question 1, the referendum asking Maine voters whether they want construction on the Central Maine Power corridor sending power from Hydro-Quebec to Massachusetts’ power grid to be banned was approved by 63% of […]
Oxford Hills may address bus driver shortage by staggering school schedules
Hebron is now down to one route.
Bus blitz: Oxford Hills may address driver shortage by staggering school schedules
Adjustments may be made to prioritize routes in communities.
Oxford’s Sewer Department eyes new route for waste processing
The town will no longer process sludge for agricultural fertilizer in response to laws banning ‘forever chemicals.’
Norway Boy Scout earns national community service Good Deed Award
Cooper Libby of Norway will next volunteer to work in 50 different yards around Oxford Hills in the ’50 Yard Dash’ challenge.
No local elections, referendums on ballots around Oxford Hills
There are only state initiatives to vote on during next Tuesday’s elections.