About to complete his third year in Oxford Hills Technical School’s law enforcement program, senior Emmett Hand is building experience that promotes the outdoors, earning key certifications and embarking on two years of community college. Post-college he plans to join the Maine Warden Service.
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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SAD 17 presents proposed 2023-24 budget
Decreases in state and federal funding and COVID-related grants amid rising expenses result in higher local assessments ranging from 3%-11%.
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Oxford Casino revenues rebound in 2022
After emerging from pandemic closures during 2020, Oxford Casino revenue shares for 2022 show its best performance since opening in 2012.
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Bus bullying, frustration, threats, arrest …
Paris parent Aranka Matolcsy was arrested last week after she accused Oxford Hills school district of not properly protecting her special needs child.
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‘It improved me as a person’: Appalachian Trail inspires Norway hiker to complete ‘Triple Crown’
Tom Tomczyk recently completed North America’s ‘Triple Crown’ of hiking: the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails.
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Norway seen as a model for climate-friendly solutions to save money
State, county, municipal and nonprofit agencies share strategies.
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New owners of old Tubbs factory in Norway envision hub for artists and small businesses
Once a manufacturing headquarters in Norway, the snowshoe capital of the world, 10 Tannery Street becomes part of the the town’s rejuvenation as a center for the arts community.
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Civil War soldier killed in 1863 given military burial ceremony in Buckfield, 159 years after his death
Pvt. Atwood Young’s great-great-grandsons Philip and Jamison McAlister wanted see his memory and service to country preserved.
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Oxford Hills superintendent accused of restraining a child resigns
After just six months on the job, Superintendent Monica Henson was placed on administrative leave Jan. 26, following allegations of improperly physically restraining a child and a no-confidence vote by the teachers’ union.
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MSAD 17 board of directors puts superintendent on administrative leave
The Oxford Hills school board voted on the measure Wednesday evening.