They’re leaders. Business owners. Volunteers. A look at some of the Bates College grads who decided to stay in L-A and the difference they have made. LEWISTON — Ben Chin was a newly minted Bates College freshman — an 18-year-old kid who’d grown up in Syracuse, N.Y., and Pittsburgh, Pa. — when Lewiston’s mayor hinted […]
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Bates to hold commencement Sunday morning
LEWISTON — Bates College will hold its 148th commencement ceremonies Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. Besides conferring bachelor degrees to more than 450 seniors, the school will confer honorary degrees to author Isabel Alexis Wilkerson, computer scientist John Seely Brown, IDEXX founder David Shaw and his wife, actress Glenn Close, a six-time Academy Award nominee. […]
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Teaching adults English exciting, challenging, instructors say
LEWISTON — Audience members at the Great Falls Forum got a lesson Friday in the challenges and satisfactions of teaching English to adults who speak other languages. With paper and pencils at each table of the Lewiston Public Library’s Callahan Hall, about three dozen attendees attempted to copy the swirls of a phrase written in […]
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Fireworks at Bates College on Sunday
LEWISTON — Bates College officials are alerting residents near the college to a fireworks display this Sunday. A student group will present fireworks over the college’s Lake Andrews starting around 9 p.m. Sunday, May 11. An organization promoting Asian and Asian-American awareness, identity and fellowship at Bates, Sangai Asia, sponsors the fireworks show near the […]
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Bates students go downtown
LEWISTON — For the first few hours of the evening, it was all about the deals. Bates College students made the rounds, taking advantage of discounts and special offers at area restaurants. Fifteen percent off at DiVinci’s, Sea40 and Mother India. On the other side of the bridge, they got 25 percent off at Gritty’s […]
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Auburn/Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame: Competing come naturally for Caron
AUBURN — Whether it was behind the plate, in the goal or tucked away in the corner of a track meet, Ann-Marie Caron often competed in relative anonymity. And that’s the way she liked it. Being a goalie or being a catcher, you’re behind the scenes,” Caron said. “If the team wins, it’s (because of) […]
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Bates to give honorary degrees to Idexx founder, Pulitzer winner, actress Glenn Close
LEWISTON — A national business leader, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, a technology visionary and an acclaimed actress will receive honorary degrees during Bates College’s 148th commencement ceremony Sunday, May 25. The honorees will be: * David Shaw, a champion of corporate social responsibility and founder of Idexx; * Isabel Alexis Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and author […]
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College softball: Jumbo sweep for Tufts
LEWISTON — After sweeping a doubleheader Thursday, the Bates College softball team had some momentum going into an upcoming stretch of home games. The Bobcats had won their fourth and fifth games of the season against the University of Maine at Farmington Beavers. That was a day after a pair of one-run losses against USM. […]
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Bates disciplines student after arrest
LEWISTON — A Bates College student was removed from the school lacrosse and football teams two days after he allegedly burst into a White Street home, injuring the elderly man who lives there. Bates officials say they will take “the fullest measure of disciplinary action available to us” as the case develops against Mac Jackson, […]