LEWISTON — Dominic “DJ” and Laura Cyr were married at 1 p.m. June 9 at the Pelletier Banquet Facility in Lewiston. The couple celebrated with their son, Joseph Cyr, and their daughter, Kaitlyn Daisey, who was the flower girl. The bride is the granddaughter of Clayton and Bernice Jones of Medway, who raised her. The […]
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Stable helps rider rein in his troubles with horses
‘Deadwood’-primed writer finds Deepwood Farm horseback ride may spur the healing.
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Photos from Saturday at the Oxford 250
Nearly 3-year-old Jacob Gray from Granby, Massachusetts, hangs out with his father, Adam Gray, in the pits before the PASS modified race Saturday night. (Brewster Burns photo) Billy Childs of Leeds passes Skip Trip of South Paris in the second heat of the street stocks. Childs started nearly last and had been three-wide most of […]
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Oxford 250: MacDonald wins ACT 150
OXFORD — It may have been a while since he ran a race here, but the famed ‘Outlaw’ from the Bay State sure hasn’t forgotten how to get around Maine’s most famed paved oval. Two-time Oxford 250 winner Eddie MacDonald won the American-Canadian Tour (ACT) 150 in convincing style Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway. MacDonald […]
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Girls’ soccer preview: Davis a veteran presence in goal for Gray-NG
GRAY — This season, as usual, the Gray-New Gloucester girls’ soccer team will be facing some of the best offensive players in the state, according to head coach Kiaran McCormack. Luckily for the Patriots, they have a proven veteran goalie standing between those players and the back of the net. Yet it’s taken Chelsea Davis […]
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2018 Girls' Soccer Preview Capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Larry Thornton (fourth year) Class: D South; Conference: East-West Last year’s results: 7-6-2, lost in D South quarterfinals. Returning athletes: Seniors — Maggie Bragg, Julia Dow, Hannah Shields; Juniors — Deja Bennett, Molly Bourget, Katy Henderson, Karen McNeil, Kristen Patenaude, Chloe Warren; Sophomores — Caralee Coburn, Kylie Carrier, Siana Jacobs, Cara Merrill, […]
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Oxford 250 notebook: Lanpher's crew summoning luck of No. 7
Reid Lanpher pulls his car into his pit stall following a practice run Saturday at Oxford Plains Speedway. Lanpher, of Manchester, has finished second twice in the Oxford 250. (Travis Barrett/Kennebec Journal) OXFORD — It appears Jason Ricker is a bit of a numerologist. The superstitious crew chief for Reid Lanpher has made a change […]
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War hero and presidential candidate John McCain has died
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81. […]
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'I just go there to win' — Veteran drivers undeterred in continuous pursuit of Oxford 250 win
Cassius Clark remembers being in the stands at Oxford Plains Speedway as a young child, watching his father, Billy, racing in the Oxford 250. Clark never got to see his dad win the big race, though he did come close in 1987. Now Clark, who has put together quite a racing career himself, has a […]
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Oxford 250: Crouch, Shaw and Moore starred on short-tracks, but couldn't win the 250
Scarborough native Kelly Moore drives off Turn 4 at Oxford Plains Speedway on May 20 duing the ACT-PASS Twin 150s. Moore won the track title at Oxford in 1984 and was the 1995 NASCAR Busch North Series champion, but he has yet to win the 250. (Submitted photo) As hard as it is to believe, several […]