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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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Rattlesnakes in Maine: The monster, the myth, the medicine
Rattlesnakes were public enemy number one to early Mainers and paid the price of having a poor reputation.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
Oxford County Fair opens Wednesday
If you can’t get enough of demolition derbies, the Oxford County Fair is running five to choose from this year.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
A day in the high-flying life of a nonagenarian
Frann Bird of Peru may be Oxford county’s most energetic resident. Every day brings a chance for a new adventure.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Oxford Casino Hotel bets on a winning 2023
Recipients of the casino’s cascade distribution revenues saw their best year ever in 2022.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
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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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Former library building faces a new chapter in Harrison
Averill and Christine Davis have decided to sell the Caswell Library building in Harrison, which they bought and renovated back in 2005.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Directors from Oxford, Paris resign from SAD 17 school board
A list of district, staff and student achievement was overshadowed by controversy about a student gender identity policy.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Oxford County bakery puts out 3,200 whoopie pies for one customer
Not even in business two months, Katherine Olinkiewicz has already fulfilled a record custom order.
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PublishedJune 29, 2022
Invasive browntail moth spreads into Oxford Hills
Long a health concern in coastal Maine regions, the browntail caterpillar is now impacting inland communities.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Oxford County teen lays rubber to her senior goal: Building her own truck
Cassie Thurlow of Waterford not only wanted to drive her truck to her high school graduation, but build it by hand as well.
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