PARIS — The Maine School Administrative District 17 board of directors Tuesday unanimously approved Director Veronica Poland’s application to serve on the board of directors for Maine Vocational Region 11. She joins MSAD 17 Directors Lewis Williams of Hebron and Peter Wood of Norway. Lisa Dunham of Oxford previously held the Region 11 seat, even […]
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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After tasting freedom, Oxford’s errant emu has been grounded
OXFORD — If your travels about town this summer have taken you down Rabbit Valley Road, there may be a chance you’ve seen an emu, who goes by the name of Emmanuel roaming about the neighborhood. Emmanuel is the lone ratite (species of large bird) on a small farm, along with a coterie of more […]
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West Paris library launching a September fiber-arts class.
Classes start next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Paris Elementary student makes community support a tradition
PARIS — Last summer Bradley Sincyr-Newbert, going into the fourth grade at Paris Elementary School, decided his classmates needed new backpacks and he did something about it. He started a backpack drive and not only did his donation campaign take in 31 new backpacks, but they were also filled with school supplies. This year Sincyr-Newbert […]
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Open positions continuing challenge for Oxford Hills school district
Elementary educator, special ed tech and teacher, and transportation positions are the hardest to fill.
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Comedian works to bring more laughs to small towns
Microbreweries provide new opportunities and venues for local funny people to perform stand-up comedy.
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SAD 17 bus schedules to be announced Monday
The school year starts on August 30.
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Oxford property owners assert poor communications, unreasonable deadlines from appraisal company
A query on the Advertiser Democrat’s Facebook page brought a rush or frustrated comments from homeowners.
