Superintendent Heather Manchester starts a new position July 1 as Yarmouth School Department’s assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.
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.
‘Striking’ sculptures installed at Shepard’s Farm Preserve in Norway
The Pinkies are a trio of hot pink sculptures constructed by Bridgton artists Pamela “Posey” Moulton and Roy Fox using tons of commercial fishing line and gear salvaged from Portland Harbor.
Take our bookstore tour of western Maine
Rural destination communities are a stronghold for independent bookstores.
Harrison native wins Emmy: ‘This doesn’t feel like a job’
Mitchell Lisowski won his first Emmy Award in February for a college football film featuring a 2024 Wake Forest vs. UConn game.
Before you get a bunny for Easter, consider their needs
Without proper care, a pet rabbit may not survive more than a year.
300 bunnies later, Norway’s Rocky Coast Rabbit Rescue is hopping these days
It started when Kaili Stalling saw 7 rabbits in the roadway. Now she runs a nonprofit and has a fluffle of advice.
Red Cross playing catch-up as Maine weather worsens blood shortage nationwide
The American Red Cross has announced its first severe blood shortage since 2024, worsened by the Feb. 22 snowstorm, which canceled drives.
19 Oxford Hills high school students suspended over harassment
School administrators say they responded to an incident involving the students ‘coming together as a disruptive and potentially dangerous group.’
Paris resists school district proposal to move bus garage
A 10-year, $3.8 million bond referendum will be held Feb. 24. Objections to the proposed bus garage include traffic congestion, loss of property tax revenue and increased pressure on taxpayers.
West Paris acquires Agnes Gray school in decisive vote
Residents spoke up for, and laid claim to, a shuttered elementary school during a weekend meeting.