The challenges of caring for intellectually handicapped family members can be overwhelming. Parents have no choice but to advocate through a difficult system for their children.
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
Oxford soliciting bids for Town Office design; at least 2 sites under consideration
Requests for proposals were being sent Friday to 6 architectural/engineering firms.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Art contest: Three local artists will each win $1,000
The contest is sponsored by Norway-based arts group Lights Out Consulting.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway, Oxford emergency medical responders fully vaccinated; Buckfield may lose three
But pressure builds on health care agencies as workers quit and systems are stretched to the brink.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Elms grace Main Street in Norway again
The town is planting 10 trees purchased with donations.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
OHTS board hosts school board members from Oxford Hills, Buckfield
Tech school director invites officials to tour a modular home being built by building and plumbing technology students in the high school parking lot.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills schools superintendent to analyze staff absences
Maine School Administrative District 17 has no employee manual that details reasons and requirements for absences.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Hartnett departs SAD 17, continues leading district administrators’ professional development
Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett will teach graduate classes at the University of Southern Maine’s School of Education and Human Development.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Iconic morning show partners reunited by WOXO
Through events that mirror a movie script, Stan and Heidi are together again, riding the airwaves and supporting the Oxford Hills and River Valley through community radio.