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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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
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.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
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.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Rattlesnakes in Maine: The monster, the myth, the medicine
Unsurprisingly, the history is intertwined with mythic lore, persistently fed by generations of hardy yet suspicious settlers and their descendants.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Authorities seek information on missing Buckfield teen
Hannah Thomas, 15, has been missing since July 16 from a friend’s home in Buckfield.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Oxford Hills education budgets, construction bond and grants win passage
Maine School Administrative District 17 construction projects get funding approval.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Oxford Hills seniors complete projects for 1st time since pandemic
Senior project is a yearlong independent study program that combines community service with public speaking.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Recovery Center open house draws political support
Supporters of the Western Maine Addiction Recover Initiative are joined by Gov. Janet Mills, State Sen. Rick Bennett and representatives of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Sen. Angus King and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to celebrate the opening of Oxford county’s second addiction recovery center in Norway.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Sen. King tours Oxford Hills addiction recovery center
The Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative welcomed Angus King to a luncheon at The HILLS Recovery Center last Friday.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Otisfield students produce living history reenactment
Otisfield Elementary School teacher Pamela Marshall’s fifth-grade class recently brought American history alive with a reenactment of the Continental Army’s experience at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Polly’s Variety now home to food pantry
The new location will provide cold storage and more efficient drive-through for clients.
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