Residents spoke up for, and laid claim to, a shuttered elementary school during a weekend meeting.
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 inLocal & State
Otisfield Energy Fair takes place Saturday
The Energy Fair takes place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Community Hall.
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Posted inNews
Lenny Adler, Otisfield’s longest-serving firefighter, wished to be remembered with lights and noise
The life of a founding member of the department will be celebrated Saturday at the Spurr’s Corner Station.
Posted inNews
‘Viking Vibe’ transforms Oxford Hills Middle School students into journalists
The kids do not shy away from publishing opinion pieces and writing about tough subjects.
Posted inBusiness
Area car dealers hire employees, serve customers of shuttered Paris dealership
Oxford County Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram closed last month suddenly.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
With Paris car dealer locked down, customers left in the lurch
Oxford County Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM abruptly closed its doors last Friday after the business was seized by Rockland Trust Company.
Posted inSchools and Education
West Paris receives Agnes Gray closure notice
West Paris has until next month to submit a rebuttal to SAD 17’s DOE filing.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
West Paris, Paris to sue Oxford Hills school district over Agnes Gray Elementary School closing
Lawyers contend that SAD 17 violated Maine law when Superintendent Heather Manchester closed the West Paris school in February.
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Paris, West Paris officials reviewing legal options against school district closing West Paris school
Attorneys for each town will share their findings from researching and assessing Maine School Administrative District 17’s decision to close Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris.
Posted inBusiness
Oxford Hills Mercantile boosts local producers with The Artisan’s Marketplace
The Artisan’s Marketplace will be between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at 9 Market Square