Did you know a town in Alaska elected a cat who served as mayor for two decades? The Farmers’ Almanac knew. Do you know the origin of the knock, knock joke or what people did to get by in an age before toilet paper? The almanac is all over that, too. There’s a ton of […]
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PHOTOS: Around the track at the Oxford 250
Starter Shane Carr gives the green flag to start the street stock feature race. (Brewster Burns photo)Bill Riff from Berlin, New Hampshire, watches the action from high up in the corner of the grandstand. He prefers his perch: “For $50 you gotta be able to see all the action.” (Brewster Burns photo)The top three finishers […]
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Oxford 250: Pollard quickly figures out Oxford Plains Speedway
Bubba Pollard takes the checkered flag at the 45th annual Oxford 250 on Sunday. (Brewster Burns photo) OXFORD — It didn’t take long for Bubba Pollard to figure out Maine’s most historic race track. It only took three days, in fact. The Senoia, Georgia, native drove under Travis Benjamin with 31 laps remaining Sunday night […]
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The hype is real — Bubba Pollard wins Oxford 250 in first try
Bubba Pollard, along with his daughter Mac and wife Erin, celebrates winning the 45th annual Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway on Sunday. (Brewster Burns photo) OXFORD — For a first-time visitor, Bubba Pollard catches on fast. The professional short track racer from Senoia, Georgia, made a triumphant debut in Maine’s biggest stock car showcase, […]
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Two-car crash on turnpike in Gray injures 8
GRAY — Eight people were transported to hospitals in Lewiston and Portland on Sunday night after a two-car crash on the Maine Turnpike in Gray. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said the vehicles crashed in the northbound lane, about a mile south of the Gray toll exit. “Eight people were […]
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Oxford 250 Notebook: Theriault returns to Maine for big race
Fort Kent native Austin Therrialt waits by his car after introductions for the Oxford 250 on Sunday at Oxford Plains Speedway. (Brewster Burns photo) OXFORD — Many storylines begged for attention heading into the 45th annual Oxford 250. One was defending champion Curtis Gerry and how he would fare on Sunday. Gerry pulled off into […]
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First L/A Festival Weekend at three Lewiston sites
Editor’s note: The dates in the version of this story that ran in Monday’s paper were inaccurate. The dates have been corrected in this version and new material has been added. LEWISTON — Greek food. Poutine. Pichenotte. Song and dance. And more song and dance. All that and more is promised at the first L/A […]
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PHOTOS: 45th annual Oxford 250 lap leaders
Garrett Hall led the first 50 laps after starting on the pole, including surviving a restart on lap 40. Reid Lanpher and TJ Brackett battled for second. (Brewster Burns photo) Garrett Hall dominated the first 100 laps, leading them all. Jeff Taylor got close before lap traffic gave Hall some room. (Brewster Burns photo) Garrett […]
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Legendary NASCAR PR guru Roberts enjoys first Oxford 250 visit
OXFORD — He’s one of stock car racing’s most well known and respected personalities, and he always wanted to make a trip to the Oxford 250. On Sunday, he knocked Maine’s short track classic off his bucket list. Former NASCAR public relations guru and current director the Alan Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) Tom ‘TR’ […]
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Paul LePage 'resting comfortably' at Eastern Maine Medical Center
Gov. Paul LePage remained at a Bangor hospital Sunday night after “experiencing discomfort” during a visit with family members in New Brunswick on Saturday, a gubernatorial spokesman said. LePage was admitted as a patient at Eastern Maine Medical Center shortly before midnight Saturday, but his spokesman Peter Steele said the governor, who has experienced various […]