OXFORD — The Oxford area community came out to support the Big Brothers Big Sisters annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake event. In partnership with local businesses and individual bowlers, Bowl For Kids’ Sake raised more than $33,000 to support their mentoring programs. The proceeds from Bowl For Kids Sake will be used to support community […]
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Oxford Hills high school test scores fail to make the grade
OXFORD — School officials say steps will be taken immediately to ensure that Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students make the grade. The high school has been placed on the Continuous Improvement Priority School list by the Department of Education for not meeting adequate yearly progress requirements and the state expected graduation rate. “The bottom […]
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Black Bear announces partnership with Vegas casino
OXFORD — Black Bear Development announced Tuesday that it has hired a Las Vegas casino to run the day-to-day operations, restaurants and security at its casino being built on Route 26. Silverton Casino of Las Vegas will be the gaming operator at Oxford and be involved in hiring the executives and managers for the gambling […]
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Aspire Higher to celebrate for a month
OXFORD – Oxford Hills School District Superintendent Rick Colpitts told directors Monday that the Aspire Higher program will be expanded this year to a monthlong celebration. The program traditionally includes an Aspire Higher parade of students on Homecoming Weekend each fall and the distribution of scholarships. It will now be a four-week program, including in-school […]
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Black Bear announces partnership with Vegas casino
OXFORD — Black Bear Development, the company building Maine’s first casino, announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Silverton Casino on the gaming project. Las Vegas-based Silverton Casino has agreed to support and develop the operations at the Maine casino, which is currently under construction on Route 26. Silverton will be in charge of the […]
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South Paris teen takes 3rd in combined men’s, women’s demolition derby
OXFORD — South Paris teen Allyson Moore had her hands full Friday night at the Oxford Fair, ramming guys driving equally beat up cars during a combined men’s and women’s demolition derby. Seventeen-year-old Moore, driving a 2006 Ford Taurus station wagon with hot pink spray-painted rims, took third place in the 30-minute metal massacre in […]
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Rain dampens Senior Day at Oxford Fair
OXFORD — About 100 senior citizens enjoyed agricultural events, entertainment and cake and tea at the Oxford Fair on Thursday. Sue Goulet, coordinator of Senior Day, said some of the events were moved inside to the betting parlor because of the rain but were still going on as scheduled despite dozens of seniors leaving due […]
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Students show and see at Oxford Fair
OXFORD — Several hundred students from Oxford County schools were treated to an array of farm animals during Education Day at the Oxford Fair on Wednesday. The No. 1 favorite again this year: the piglets. “They’re so cute,” cried Bree Heikkinen of Paris, leaning into the fence to see a dozen or so baby pigs […]
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Correction: Oxford Fair pace
OXFORD — An article published Sept. 9 on Page B1 of Oxford Hills edition should have said the Western Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association would present the red, white and blue blanket to the winner of the Never Forget 9/11 10th Anniversary Pace harness race. The information was incorrectly submitted to the Sun Journal.