NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library will be hosting a book discussion at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in which a Bates College professor will lead discussion on Brunswick author Maria Padian’s young adult novel “Out of Nowhere.” The reading is part of an ongoing program entitled “Muslim Journeys,” where the Norway Memorial Library attempts […]
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Police investigate home burglaries around Bates College
LEWISTON — It’s been a bad summer for home burglaries. In addition to the usual break-ins, several people recently have reported that their houses were entered while they were home or just minutes after they’d stepped out. Lewiston police and Bates College security officers this week are investigating a rash of burglaries during which gangs […]
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A splash of advice: Olympian speaks to swim camp
Hyman had heard continuously about how she was a potential silver or bronze medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Local favorite Susie O’Neill was expected to win while the rest of the 200 butterfly field, including Hyman, were competing for other spots on the podium. What followed was a race that changed […]
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Theodore L. Coulombe
1969-2013 LEWISTON — Theodore Leo Coulombe, 43, died unexpectedly of unknown causes on Saturday, June 8. Ted, born on Aug. 12, 1969, in Portland, was the son of Frances Marian and Larry Leo Coulombe. Ted grew up in South Paris, while spending summers at his family’s camp in Oxford. Ted was the valedictorian of the […]
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Fireworks in Lewiston Friday night
LEWISTON — As part of reunion and alumni activities at Bates College this weekend, a fireworks display will begin at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, over the college’s Lake Andrews, between College and Russell streets. The display is expected to last less than 30 minutes. In case of rain, it will be postponed to […]
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Bates College director finds plenty of friendliness, adventure in Maine
Darby Ray wasn’t looking for a change when Bates College came calling. But the opportunity to be director at the school’s Harward Center for Community Partnerships was too good to pass up, so last summer she, her husband and their two children moved up from Mississippi. Maine was already partly in her blood. “The generation […]
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Bates students step out to explore Twin Cities
LEWISTON — It’s sundown and on Park Street an a capella group is rehearsing on the sidewalk outside Victor News. There’s something you don’t see every day. The Lisbon Street sidewalks have become crowded and the stores are full. In Auburn, it’s wall to wall drinkers at Gritty McDuff’s. It’s all very disorienting. Or as […]