AUBURN — Alice H. Piper, 99, of 440 Minot Avenue, Auburn, died on Wednesday, June 14, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin with her loving family by her side following a short illness. She was born in Searsmont on September 17, 1917, the daughter of the late Irving and Inez (Cushman) Hall. As an infant, […]
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Bates College confronts ‘distressing’ racial incident, promises reform
Private investigators hired by Bates College to look into complaints that security officers mishandled a confrontation with a black student at a May 13 dance on campus determined that the officers acted appropriately in difficult circumstances. The probe, detailed in a six-page report released this week by the college, found that one student had engaged […]
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Camden lawmaker wants Maine to go along with Paris climate deal
AUGUSTA — Frustrated by President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the country out of the Paris climate agreement, a state senator is pushing for Maine to comply with the goals of the accord on its own authority. “We can’t stop trying,” Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden. Miramant plans to ask the Senate Thursday to ask the […]
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Facts do matter
I remember back in junior high school, learning the “five Ws and one H” questions (who, what, where, when, why, how) that were considered the most essential to answer in any news report. While the article “Bates College addresses allegations that black student handcuffed at dance” (May 24), doesn’t come close to answering those questions, […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: Bates’ Weber wins national award
Bates College’s Kyle Weber (3) runs away from Middlebury College’s Cedric Rhodes during their NESCAC men’s lacrosse semifinal at Garcelon Field on the campus of Bates College in Lewiston on May 6. Bates College men’s lacrosse senior Kyle Weber was named the winner of the Fran McCall Award over the weekend. The award is given […]
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Bates’ Charlie Fay drafted by Boston Cannons
Despite being mauled by Plattsburgh State players, Bates’ Charlie Fay squeezes through to get a shot off during a playoff game in Lewiston on May 10. Bates College men’s lacrosse player Charlie Fay was selected by the Boston Cannons in the 2017 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft on Sunday. Fay, a senior attackman from Falmouth […]
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Bates College graduates 459
LEWISTON — “I hope I can inspire America to save all children,” educator, social activist and author Geoffrey Canada said in his keynote address at the 151st Bates College Commencement exercises Sunday morning. Speaking before 459 Bates College graduates assembled on the historic quad in front of Coram Library, Canada emphasized that we must eradicate […]
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Bates College women’s rowing earns second national title
The Bates College women’s rowing team celebrates winning the Division III National Championship Saturday in New Jersey. WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Depth was key for Bates College on Saturday, as the women’s rowing program earned its second national title in three years with a one-point win over Williams on Mercer Lake. The Bobcats’ second varsity […]
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Local roundup: Bates women’s rowing reaches NCAA finals
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Bates College women’s rowing team followed through on the first day of the NCAA Championships. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in Division III, rowed to first-place finishes in their first and second varsity eight heats Friday on Mercer Lake. Bates hadn’t raced since winning the National Invitational Rowing Championship on […]