Writer Jessica Anthony said she’s ‘startled and shocked, but thrilled.’
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Jennie North’s graduation at the top of her Bates College class in 1877 made history
The 21-year-old raised by her mother may be the world’s first female valedictorian of a coed college.
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Bates College students narrowly avoid disaster in bus accident
A neighbor rescued about 20 first-year Bates students trapped in a bus tilting over a ‘very steep bank’ in rural Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local Sports, Sports
Photos: New turf field going in at Bates College
A new surface and lights are being installed at the Lewiston college.
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‘A brilliant scholar’: Bates College professor Sue Houchins dies at 80
The respected scholar and gifted teacher had been on the faculty of the Lewiston college since 2003.
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Photo Album: Junior Celtics Academy scores in Lewiston
Ninety-four children are learning from those that love the game of basketball during a five-day summer camp in Lewiston.
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Former Bates track and field stars remember late coach Al Fereshetian
‘Coach Fresh,’ who died last month, impacted hundreds of lives during his 26 years coaching the Bobcats track and field and cross country teams.
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Maine political scholars see no precedent for divisive, unpredictable presidential race
Although there have been assassination attempts and calls for unpopular incumbents to step aside before, recent political history offers no playbook for how things will go between now and November.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photos: Bates warms up for annual Dance Festival
Young Dancers Intensive kicks off Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston.
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Photo album: See the Tibetan Buddhist nuns create a sand mandala at Bates College
As they work inside Bates College’s Peter J. Gomes Chapel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week, the nuns said they encourage the public to come and view the medicine Buddha sand mandala as it is being created.