Oxford Maine
Oxford teen competes on TV game show
OXFORD — An Oxford Hills Middle School student recently got a chocolate and steak sauce pie in the face by a pie-wielding chicken but it was all in good fun as the eighth-grade student faced off against other Maine students in a game show called “Kick Start.” “It didn’t smell too good,” Cordell Leeman said […]
Face Time: Sam Heffner — forest ranger, chain sawer extraordinaire
He’s regularly called upon to take down flaming trees. He recently won the regional Game of Logging title in August. Sam Heffner can cut with the best of them. He grew up in Oxford and graduated from Oxford Hills Regional High School in 2000. He’s been a state forest ranger since May 2007. Heffner’s turf: […]
DUV helps repair Boston bench
Just inside the gates of the Commonwealth Mall Gardens in Boston stands a simple bench. The small plaque on its side reads, “Erected 1931 By Massachusetts Department Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865.” Engraved into the backrest, faded by 80 years of New England weather, are the simple words, “In Memory of […]
Boxberry School holding open house
OXFORD — The Boxberry School will host an open house from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 301 Webber Brook Road. Teachers, parents and students will be available to answer questions. The school was founded in 2003 by a group of parents, grandparents and other caregivers committed to creating an environment of educational […]
Oxford Hills youths are rooted in community
OXFORD — Early in the morning of July 27, Eva Gabrielson scooped a handful of dirt from the Alan Day Community Garden into a plastic bag, stowed it in her luggage and got ready for her flight. Gabrielson was joined by Brandon Nobles, Ian Allen and Rocky Crockett, the garden coordinator, as they gathered brochures […]
Legion honors firefighter, policeman, EMT
OXFORD — In keeping with the American Legion values of Americanism and to help keep the post’s obligation to community, state and nation, Anderson-Staples Post 112 works with Oxford’s fire, police and EMT departments. The post recently met to recognize an individual’s commitment to his or her community and the American way of life. Post […]