BRUNSWICK — From ballet and modern to African-American diasporic dance, Bowdoin College’s “December Dance Concert” on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 will celebrate the power of movement. The program includes a new choreography by Gwyneth Jones designed for five dancers and five architectural boxes. The bodies and objects create evocative patterns in space to familiar tunes, […]
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Maine D-III men’s hoops overview
Bates Last year: 13-13 Players to watch: Sr. G Mark Brust (11.9 ppg), Sr. C Ed Bogdanovich (10 ppg), Jr. G Luke Matarazzo (8.1 ppg). Overview: The Bobcats have three of their top five scorers back and could improve upon last year. Sophomore guard Cam Kaubris, a former Mountain Valley standout, could step into a […]
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Women’s College Basketball: Area overview
Bates Last year: 11-13 Players to watch: Jr. G Kelly Meredith (12.4 ppg), Soph. G Molly Brown (11.3 ppg), Sr. G Allie Beaulieu (9.6 ppg), Soph. F Allaina Murphy (6 ppg) Overview: The Bobcats are still relatively young but have most of its veteran players back. Bates should continue to grow and build off last […]
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Football: Bates reigns over CBB
BRUNSWICK — The CBB football title belongs to Bates. Next up, the quest for that elusive winning season. Bates completed a season sweep of its in-state rivals, beating Bowdoin, 14-6, Saturday at Whittier Field. Coupled with its previous win over Colby, Bates (4-3) captured the CBB crown outright for the first time since 2002. The […]
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College Football: Bates strives to stand alone atop CBB
LEWISTON — First outright CBB football championship in 10 years. First winning season in 31. That’s the history Bates College will chase the next two Saturdays, beginning with its shortest road trip of the season to Bowdoin. Bates moved to 3-3 for the first time since 1982 with a convincing 31-6 win over Colby. This […]
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Benefit for Foster Care Assoc. BOWDOIN — Alyssa Judd, a Lisbon Junior Volunteer in the sixth grade at Phillip W. Sugg Middle School, will hold a Halloween fundraiser from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the old Bowdoin Elementary School, Route 125. Rather than having a birthday party, Judd hopes to raise money […]
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Middlebury shakes off Bates
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Middlebury College improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1992 with a 38-23 win over the Bates College football team on Saturday at Alumni Stadium. Middlebury wide receiver Zach Driscoll finished the game with 15 catches for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns, becoming the school’s all-time receptions leader with […]
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Breakthrough in Dechaine case
An attorney working on behalf of convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine said Thursday that a new round of DNA testing on evidence in the 24-year-old case points to an alternative suspect who has been identified before. Rockport-based attorney Steven Peterson said Thursday evening that a court order prevents him from identifying who the new DNA data […]
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One haunted roller rink
TOPSHAM — Money left scattered on the ground after Charlene Roberts had already picked up — always quarters and dimes — didn’t bother her so much. She almost got used to the banging in the ceiling above her office. Less so with the sounds of car doors closing in the empty parking lot. In September, […]
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College roundup: Bates falls to Trinity
HARTFORD, Conn. — Trinity College was tough on both sides of the ball for the Bates College football team in its 2012 season opener, as the Bantams pulled away for a 37-16 win, their 44th straight at Jessee/Miller Field on Saturday. Perennial NESCAC power Trinity (1-0) outgained Bates (0-1) 266-103 on the ground and 161-17 […]