LEWISTON — The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn will hold two field trips in February. The first is a Leader’s Choice field trip on Saturday, Feb. 3. The second is Winter Tracking at Woodbury Nature Sanctuary in Monmouth on Saturday, Feb. 17. The bird club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, […]
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The Hot Corner: Cosgrove and Colby a welcome combo
It’s a shame when someone from any walk of life walks away prematurely from what he or she was clearly born to do. Yes, there is inherent selfishness in that statement. It’s actually none of our business when one of our heroes puts health or other interests ahead of playing another season, writing a new […]
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Jack Cosgrove to coach football at Colby College
Jack Cosgrove, the winningest football coach in University of Maine history, is returning to the sidelines at Colby College. Cosgrove, 62, who is leaving his job as senior associate director of athletics at Maine, coached the Black Bears for 23 seasons, going 129-135. Rich Kimball of WZON radio in Bangor first reported the news. Colby […]
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Edwin S. Gibson
SOUTH PARIS — Edwin Stearns Gibson, 93, passed away peacefully with family by his side at his home on Friday, Aug. 11, after a brief illness. He was born on May 6, 1924, in Visalia, Calif., to Leslie and Annette S. Gibson of Norway and West Paris, respectively. Ed was 8 years old when his family […]
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Joe Biden tells Colby grads: ‘It’s time to regain our sense of unity and purpose’
WATERVILLE — Former Vice President Joe Biden gave assurances Sunday that the country’s current divisiveness brought on by a presidential election that “churned up some of the ugliest realities” of society will be temporary. Biden told graduating seniors at Colby College to resist the impulse to throw up their hands after an election that played […]
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Bates College men’s lacrosse caps unbeaten regular season
LEWISTON — Neither Mother Nature nor Colby College were a match for the No. 1-ranked Bates College men’s lacrosse team Wednesday in the Bobcats’ quest for a perfect regular season. The Bobcats defeated the Mules 24-10 at Garcelon Field to put an exclamation point on what has been a remarkable season to date. Bates’ 24 […]
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Joe Biden to deliver Colby College commencement address
WATERVILLE — Former Vice President Joe Biden is planning to deliver Colby College’s commencement address on Sunday, May 21. The will begin at 10 a.m. on the lawn of Miller Library, weather permitting. It is open to the public. In case of rain, tickets will be required for admission to the gymnasium in the Harold […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships Notebook: Richard overcomes another obstacle
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Max Richard didn’t see anybody in his way going down Sugarloaf’s Narrow Gauge trail Tuesday. Though like most of the competitors in the men’s giant slalom, he couldn’t see much anyway, thanks to pea-soup-level fog. But Richard, who attended Mt. Blue High School before moving onto Carrabassett Valley Academy, then Colby College, […]
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Marsden Hartley’s Maine. Finally.
Marsden Hartley loved Maine. And hated Maine. He created here, but his fame as one of America’s greatest modernist painters came from the artwork he did in Europe. In his later years, he wanted to be known as the painter of Maine. But in the 73 years since his death, no major exhibition has ever […]