The arrangement with Norway Police Department was suspended in February, and the former school resource officer is banned from the building.
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 inBusiness, Local & State
Plan to add housing options for Oxford seniors comes under fire from neighbors
The Caleb Group, a Massachusetts developer specializing in affordable housing, hopes to convert a Thompson lakefront eyesore into a 77-unit apartment complex for older people.
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Posted inSchools and Education
Hebron news hawks launch school paper
When Hebron student Ori Brennan wanted to learn about journalism, she started a school newspaper so she could learn on the job.
Posted inBusiness
19th century homestead demolished to make way for Norway housing cooperative
The Whitman Street property, vacant and crumbling for the last several years, will be redeveloped as a 12-18 unit affordable housing cooperative.
Posted inNews
West Paris residents concerned about future of elementary school
Oxford Hills School District Superintendent Heather Manchester’s decision to close the school this week called into question.
Posted inSchools and Education
Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris closed immediately, possibly for good
An architectural firm told Oxford Hill School District directors Monday night the two-story 19th-century building is not safe for students or staff.
Posted inNews
Electric school bus discussion has social media firing on all cylinders
Arguments — in favor and against — dominated Advertiser Democrat and Sun Journal Facebook pages after SAD 17 school board directors vote to apply for E/V transportation grant.
Posted inBusiness
Oxford Hills Technical School prepares students for careers as Maine Guides
Enrollment to enter the program next September is open until Feb. 25.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Historical society president on a mission to preserve veterans’ gravestones in Hebron
Jim MacDonald found many stones in Hebron’s 14 cemeteries were in poor condition and set himself a lofty goal.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Pigeon Hill School relocated in Oxford, fulfilling a wish by a former student
Oxford’s last standing one-room schoolhouse, built in 1867, is being restored by the Oxford Historical Society for use as a living history exhibit.