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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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
The Victorian on Main: Norway’s new answer to community events
New event venue is looking to host fun and special-themed gatherings.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
SAD 17 board directors differ on ‘code of conduct’
The district’s Director Code of Conduct has come under scrutiny after multiple school board directors resigned.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
Special Christmas delivery
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Oxford Hills 2022: The year in review (part I)
Oxford Hills, along with the rest of the world, began to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 as virus vaccine eligibility became more widespread and treatments developed to adequately treat the disease. But Maine School Administrative District 17 entered the year rocked by scandal, misconduct, external and internal investigations and cratering morale within months […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
SMH president to lead MaineHealth coastal region division
Andrea Patstone has departed Oxford Hills to oversee MaineHealth’s coastal healthcare division. The search for her replacement is on as Stephens Memorial and Western MaineHealth join MaineHealth’s mountain region system division, along with Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington, Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Former library building faces a new chapter in Harrison
Averill and Christine Davis have decided to sell the Caswell Library building in Harrison, which they bought and renovated back in 2005.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
SAD 17 resignations continue amid board rancor
Two directors from Oxford and one from Paris have quit this month.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Burst pipe damages Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris
A sprinkler system pipe had burst and flooded the cafeteria and gym.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
SAD 17 descends to games of school board roulette
Municipal officials may be starting a trend of interfering in Oxford Hills’ eight-town school district, appointing directors according to political affiliations and referring to the district as a “quagmire” and a “swamp.”
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Oxford Hills Tech School awarded $2.1 million building grant
The money will pay for an education and training program for students on electrician/electrical contractor career tracts.
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