Lion King Jr. Plays Oxford Capitol Theatre Lion King Jr. Plays Oxford Capitol Theatre Bill Martin / Tuesday, April 30, 2019 2 2199 Article rating: 4.0 Ruth Collins of Oxford has become a theatre director/producer extraordinaire, especially in working with kids. Read more
Disc Golf Pros Tour Six Rivers Disc Golf Pros Tour Six Rivers Bill Martin / Tuesday, April 30, 2019 0 1501 Article rating: No rating A foursome of professional disc golfers is on tour in the Six Rivers region to teach the sport to a new generation. Read more
Pugwash Film Earns Director's Award Nomination Pugwash Film Earns Director's Award Nomination Staff Reporter / Monday, April 29, 2019 3 3867 Article rating: 4.0 A documentary film, made in Pugwash, has earned a nomination for “Best Director” honours at the Screen Nova Scotia Awards. Read more
General Applause for Oxford Poetry Festival General Applause for Oxford Poetry Festival Staff Reporter / Monday, April 29, 2019 0 1592 Article rating: 5.0 By all accounts, the 2nd Annual Wild Blueberry Poetry-at-Large Festival in Oxford was a success and worthy of number three next year. Read more
Litter Party Slowed but not Stopped Litter Party Slowed but not Stopped Bill Martin / Saturday, April 27, 2019 0 1460 Article rating: No rating Strong winds and heavy rain didn’t stop the 2019 edition of the Litter Picking Party in Pugwash today. Read more
Poor Weather for Search and Rescue Poor Weather for Search and Rescue TRAINING EXERCISE AT AMHERST SHORE PARK Bill Martin / Saturday, April 27, 2019 0 1798 Article rating: 4.0 Emergencies rarely fall on warm, sunny days, and for the volunteers of Cumberland’s Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) neither do their training events. Read more
Performance Centre Rising by the Harbour Performance Centre Rising by the Harbour Staff Reporter / Saturday, April 27, 2019 0 1553 Article rating: 5.0 Work on a new outdoor performance centre is progressing well in Pugwash. Construction of the replacement for the old Eaton Stage has become quite an attraction as people visit the park daily to watch it take shape. Read more
Feds Support Oxford Sinkhole Exploration Feds Support Oxford Sinkhole Exploration WITH VIDEO Bill Martin / Friday, April 26, 2019 0 1512 Article rating: 5.0 The federal government will invest in the needed research under the sinkhole in Oxford. Read more
Oxford Hosts Encore Poetry Festival Oxford Hosts Encore Poetry Festival Staff Reporter / Friday, April 26, 2019 0 1355 Article rating: No rating Oxford is celebrating its 2nd Annual Poetry Festival this weekend. It opens Saturday with a poetry breakfast and ends Sunday with a Poetry Café, but in between, you’ll find activity throughout the town. Read more
Casey to Announce "New Project" for Oxford Casey to Announce "New Project" for Oxford Bill Martin / Thursday, April 25, 2019 0 1580 Article rating: 4.0 The Member of Parliament for Cumberland/Colchester has been busy lately announcing financial support for a variety of projects within his riding. Read more
Students Kick-off Oxford Poetry Festival Students Kick-off Oxford Poetry Festival Staff Reporter / Wednesday, April 24, 2019 0 1455 Article rating: No rating Oxford’s 2nd Annual Poetry-at-Large Festival kicked off this morning with special help from students from the Oxford Regional Education Centre. Read more
New Salem Man Charged with Arson New Salem Man Charged with Arson Bill Martin / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 0 1847 Article rating: 5.0 A 31-year-old man from New Salem has been charged with six counts of Arson following recent fires in New Salem and Apple River. Read more
Eight Suspicious Fires and Counting Eight Suspicious Fires and Counting Arsonist at Work in New Salem Staff Reporter / Monday, April 22, 2019 0 3243 Article rating: 4.1 An arsonist is terrorizing the tiny community of New Salem in the southern half of Cumberland County. Read more
Christina Martin Sizzles at Oxford's Capitol Christina Martin Sizzles at Oxford's Capitol Bill Martin / Saturday, April 20, 2019 0 2147 Article rating: 4.7 The key is to be at the right place at the right time. Tonight was the time and the Capitol Theatre in Oxford was the place as Christina Martin filled the classic venue with her amazing voice. Read more