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Barbara Varney Randall
1925 – 2015 LEWISTON — Barbara Varney Randall, 89, a well-known resident of Auburn, died Sunday evening, Nov. 22, at d’Youville Pavilion. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 4, 1925, the daughter of Ross H. and Charlotte (Smith) Varney. Educated in local schools, she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1942 and from […]
Carlberg leads jazz concert at Bates Dec. 3
LEWISTON — Described by DownBeat magazine as a maker of “sophisticated, approachable music played with both freedom and discipline,” pianist Frank Carlberg fronts a jazz quintet at Bates College at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Admission is free but tickets are required, available at bit.ly/oacbates. […]
Student concerts at Bates in December
LEWISTON — From voice and piano recitals to the driving sounds of the Steel Pan Orchestra, music by Bates College students keeps the campus lively in early December. Except as noted, the listed performances take place in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The concerts are free, but tickets are required, at available […]
Jack Sandler, Colby coach and Bates grad, dies unexpectedly at 35
WATERVILLE — The Colby and Bates College communities are mourning the loss of one of their own Friday. Head Colby men’s lacrosse coach Jack Sandler, a 2002 Bates graduate and former assistant coach there, died suddenly Thursday. He was 35. According to Colby College officials, Sandler was on a recruiting trip out of state. He […]
Ethical for Bates students to vote?
There has been much hullabaloo made about the Bates College students voting in local elections. I’d like to offer my perspective. In 1999, I was a resident of Manchester, N.H. I had recently finished college and was moving back to Maine in December of that year. When Election Day came, I submitted a blank ballot. […]
Bates junior first to adapt radio play for stage
LEWISTON — Samuel Wheeler, a Bates College junior from Skowhegan, is directing the first-ever stage version of a 1939 radio play, in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Black Box Theater, Schaeffer Theatre, 329 College St. The 30-minute performances of “They Fly Through the […]
Bates student voters take issue with Lewiston candidate Soule
LEWISTON — Mayoral candidate Charles Soule said he was trying to make a point about local elections when he challenged a group of Bates College students at the polls Tuesday. “I explained the facts, about how would they feel if I went to their family’s home district and started voting in their election without changing […]
College roundup: UMF prevails in NAC semifinal
FARMINGTON — Senior forward Rebecca Young scored the decisive goal as the University of Maine at Farmington dispatched Thomas College 2-1 in a NAC field hockey semifinal Saturday afternoon. The Terriers (8-9) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Emily Leighton scored only two minutes into the contest. Leighton’s goal stood until the Beavers […]
College Football: Bates sets sights on CBB rival Colby
Throw out the records when a rivalry game is being played. Bates and Colby will be more than happy to do so Saturday, when the 1-4 Mules host the 0-5 Bobcats. Bates is coming off a 41-27 loss to Middlebury, while Colby won its first game of the season last week against Hamilton, 24-19. With […]