OXFORD — Winthrop resident Cathy Thomas and her family knew early on her brother’s destiny would involve a race car running tracks at top speeds searching for a checkered flag. “This is a lifelong family tradition,” Thomas yelled over the roar of 39 late-model cars gunning it at Oxford Plains Speedway during the 39th annual […]
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Oxford has openings for prekindergarten children
OXFORD — Oxford Hills School District officials have announced that the Oxford Elementary School prekindergarten program has openings for 4-year-olds. Children who will be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15 are eligible to register. This program is open to Oxford residents and is funded by the Oxford Hills School District. There are no […]
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The Hot Corner: He’s the right guy at the right time
OXFORD — Picking the winner of tonight’s TD Bank 250 is simple as seeing where we are. I know, smart guy. We’re at Oxford Plains Speedway. Route 26. With that kind of vast knowledge, you should skip the race and play games of chance up the road. What I mean is the historical context of […]
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TD Bank 250 Notebook: Brackett thinking like an outsider
Call it the home track disadvantage. With the exception of a six-year stretch in the triple-zeroes decade when Gary Drew, Scott Robbins and Jeremie Whorff won the TD Bank 250, Oxford Plains Speedway weekly competitors have been shut out of victory lane. Factors in the finish, yes. Holding the trophy, no. Tim Brackett hopes to […]
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TD Bank 250: Theriault’s racing education expands
Young Maine racers envision winning the TD Bank 250 the same way football players pine for throwing or catching the winning touchdown in a Super Bowl. It’s because they understand and appreciate the proud history of Oxford Plains Speedway’s showcase race and recognize the names of the stars who won it before they were born. […]
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Lively island music
The Oxford Concerts in the Park summer series will feature the Chicks With Sticks steel drum band on Tuesday, July 24. The band will play the popular island music of Jimmy Buffet and Bob Marley, along with traditional calypso and some original arrangements for steel drums. The concert, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will be at War Memorial Park […]
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TD Bank 250 Friday races: Wilson outduels Sessions in PASS Mods
As Alan Wilson made his prospective winning move to the outside Friday night in the 40-lap Pro All Stars Series Modified feature at Oxford Plains Speedway, Sessions’ car caught the inside grit and gravel on the backstretch. The Norway veteran took a hard left-hand turn and slid off the edge of his home track. The […]
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Students named to dean’s lists
STORRS, Conn. — The University of Connecticut recently announced the students who attained the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester. Brunswick: Amelia Wise Gray: Tyler Holmquist Naples: Sarah Hale Winthrop: Bennett Doughty PORTALES, N.M. — Mohamed Hussein Noor from the Lewiston area has been named to the dean’s list at Eastern New Mexico University […]