REGION — Here are results for local, state and national elections for Oxford Hills communities. BUCKFIELD. President: Trump 466; Biden 468; Other 26. US Senate: Collins 695; Gideon 345; Savage 32; Linn 19. State Senate Dist.18: Keim 740; Perkins 315. Maine House Dist. 73: Andrews 722; Woodburn 323. GREENWOOD. President: Trump 242; Biden 278; Other […]
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.
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Harrison voters adopt or amend three ordinances
HARRISON — Voters passed ordinance questions on mass gatherings, floodplain management and building permits during Election Day balloting. The Mass Gathering Ordinance was amended to clarity it applies to private as well as public property. The vote was 814-681 The floodplain management ordinance, which was approved 925-583, allows property owners to participate in the National […]
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SAD 17 lays out plans to meet shifting attendance trends
Finance manager says district was approved for $6.77M in COVID relief.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Bob & Sandy Bahre Health Center opens in Norway
NORWAY — Construction began in September of 2019. It was completed earlier this month. Move-in day came on Oct. 16. And on Oct. 20, after a morning ceremony to officially thank the Bahre family, the Bob & Sandy Bahre Health Center officially opened to patients. Employees of Western Maine Health’s Physical Rehabilitation Department gathered to personally […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford invests in road equipment
OXFORD — Oxford’s Highway Department has recently received several boosts that it expects will increase worker safety, expand its services and improve productivity. Saddled with a 30-year-old road grader with mounting, five-figure repair estimates and a backhoe that no longer wanted to work, Oxford’s Highway Department was recently given the green light to replace its […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Oxford Hills
Norway’s Opera House gets new tenants with familiar faces
Brick & Mortar will feature home goods of all kinds.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Heidmann appointed to SAD 17 board of directors
The Harrison resident spent several years as an educator in Connecticut.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Essential workers speak candidly about their jobs and COVID-19 exposure risk
“Everyone here has someone at home with an underlying disease. We just want to be safe,” an essential worker in Bethel said.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Graveyard tour puts a spotlight on Norway’s forefathers
Six tours will be held between Oct. 30 – 31 at the Rustfield Cemetery on Greenleaf Street in Norway.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, The Bethel Citizen
West Paris voters to vote on spirits, marijuana
WEST PARIS — Voters in West Paris are being asked to consider 10 referendum questions on the town’s local Nov. 3 election ballot. All questions pertain to sales and regulations of liquor, medicinal marijuana and medical marijuana. Liquor Shall this municipality authorize the State to permit the operation of agency liquor stores on days other than […]