Nicole Carter – Page 65 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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.

Advertiser Democrat

Sen. Susan Collins visits PACE

by Nicole Carter January 11, 2023January 10, 2023

The $1.6 federal grant is part of a planned $4 million facility upgrade.

Advertiser Democrat

Otisfield schedules public hearing on solar farm ordinance

by Nicole Carter January 11, 2023January 10, 2023

Residents voted to place a moratorium on solar development projects last year, after one was built with no local oversight.

Advertiser Democrat

Stephens Memorial Hospital welcomes first baby of 2023

January 9, 2023

It’s a boy! The first baby of the year at SMH was born last Friday.

Oxford Hills

Oxford selectmen appoint two interim school board directors

by Nicole Carter January 6, 2023January 7, 2023

Selectmen accepted a bid of $54,000 for the old municipal building on Pleasant Street.

Advertiser Democrat

Oxford Hills 2022: The year in review (part II)

by Nicole Carter January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Sports championships. Local restaurants closing while new ones open. A school district mired in dysfunction. Local faces sharing big dreams. Community stalwarts departing public life. And puppies! Oxford Hills headlines from 2022, part II, below: July Popular Norway restaurant Smokin’ Dave’s Backyard BBQ Grill announced that the building it had operated from on Main Street […]

Advertiser Democrat

Agnes Gray weathers internal storm over the holidays

by Nicole Carter January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

Despite water damage from frozen pipes, the West Paris school was able to open as planned Jan. 3.

Advertiser Democrat

Helping Hands Food Pantry resumes regular operations at new home

by Nicole Carter January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

OXFORD — Helping Hands Food Pantry is starting out 2023 with a welcome message to its clients: there will be no disruption to its services. The pantry has settled in at its new location at Oxford’s Congregational Church UCC at 252 King Street and will be open today, and again on Jan. 19, from 11:30 […]