Brendon Croteau. from Lewiston poses at the Martindale Gold Club recently. Croteau is headed to the 99th annual Maine Amateur next week in Belgrade Lakes. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Brendon Croteau’s golf game has grown in the past year. In his first attempt at qualifying for the Maine Amateur in 2017, he came up […]
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USM receives gift of 450,000 maps valued at $100 million
The University of Southern Maine has received what it describes as the largest gift in its history — mostly in the form of maps. Loosely valued at $100 million, Harold Osher of Portland is giving 450,000 maps to the Osher Map Library at USM, including a 1475 map of the Holy Land and the first […]
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Lewiston’s Kalilwa, two Bobcats heading to NCAA D-III track and field championships
Lewiston High School graduate Adela Kalilwa and a pair of Bates College athletes will compete at the NCAA Division III track and field championships later this week at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The field for all events was announced Saturday. Kalilwa, a sophomore at the University of Southern Maine, has qualified in the triple […]
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Perplexed with USM action
I am perplexed. Has society declared the judicial system redundant? When an individual is judged guilty, convicted and completes the terms of sentencing, does it then fall on dissatisfied members of the public to continue punishment indefinitely? Why even bother with the courts? I refer to the removal of paintings at USM gallery because somebody […]
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USM president defends decision to remove sex offender’s artwork in Lewiston
President Glenn Cummings says it was a difficult decision, and the school is taking criticism from artists and activists. The University of Southern Maine removed paintings by a convicted sex offender from a campus art show in Lewiston because displaying them might “serve as a trigger” for victims of abuse, USM President Glenn Cummings said […]
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College roundup: Bates' rowing teams dominant at New England championships
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Bates College women’s rowing team lived up to its hype, both as defending champion and the top-ranked team in the nation, at the New England Rowing Championships on Saturday. The Bobcats, ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III, took first in all seven of their races, including four grand finals. Bates’ […]
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Sex offender’s art removed from Lewiston exhibit
LEWISTON — The University of Southern Maine has removed three works by a highly regarded oil painter from a gallery on its Lewiston-Auburn campus after learning that the artist is a sex offender, a decision that has prompted objections from the show’s curator and the Union of Maine Visual Artists. The paintings are by Bruce […]
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USM coach Ed Flaherty celebrates 1,000th career victory in win over Bates College
GORHAM, ME – MAY 2: University of Southern Maine baseball coach Ed Flaherty hangs out in the dugout with grandson Kaden Pooth (cq), 2, on Wednesday during a home game against Bates in which Flaherty scored his 1,000th career win. Pooth, a regular in the dugout, is known as “Boss” by the players. (Ben McCanna/Portland […]
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Fairchild’s journey through Monmouth, USM and pro baseball opened doors
Tip Fairchild still has days, usually in April and October, when he feels as if he could take the ball and get a couple of guys out. Though 34 years old and more than eight years removed from playing professional baseball, an uneasy feeling still revisits Fairchild occasionally, almost like a former college student who […]
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New USM LAC student-run clinic offers free occupational therapy; they learn, you benefit
LEWISTON — In an office down a long wing at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, 4-year-old Benjamin Smart swam in a ball pit, fished toys out of a puppet’s brain and made easy work of a slide in an hourlong therapy session with Lauren Conigliaro. The session was free, and it’s helping them […]