LEWISTON — Daniel K. Cyr, 82, passed away at his home Wednesday, Oct. 11. He was born in Van Buren on July 8, 1935, the son of the late Nazaire and Alfreda (Bell) Cyr. Dan graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1954. After graduating, he joined the United States Air Force, serving in the Vietnam […]
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Keith W. Cunningham
LEWISTON — Keith W. Cunningham, 91, of Lewiston died Thursday, Oct. 12, at Hawthorne House in Freeport. He was born Aug. 23, 1926, in St. Albans, Maine, the son of Fernald M. and Lalia J. Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham attended elementary and secondary school in St. Albans and Hartland and graduated from Hartland Academy in June 1944. […]
Bates football lets halftime lead slip away against Wesleyan
MIDDLETON, Conn. — The Bates College football team held a halftime lead for the first time this season Saturday. The second half didn’t go quite so well for the Bobcats, though, as they fell 41-23 to Wesleyan. Grant DeWald kicked a career-long 43-yard field goal to put Bates up 23-21 with 26 seconds left in […]
Bobcat Beat: Bates football seeks four quarters of consistency
Bates College defender Jon Lindgren (19) hauls down Tufts University receiver Joe Nault during their game on Garcelon Field at Bates College in Lewiston on Saturday, Sept. 30. Also pursuing the play are Bates defenders Max Breschi (47), Jack Maritz (89) and Collin Richardson (60). The Bates College football team has started the season with […]
Bates College offering new series on public policy issues
LEWISTON — The Harward Center for Community Partnerships at Bates College has announced a new presentation series, “Theory into Practice,” designed to help audience members understand important public policy issues of the day. Presentations will feature local and statewide experts and will include information relevant to contemporary public policy debates and legislation. Information about the […]
The art of design
Bates College first year student Jake Lawlor applies a white base before firing the stand for a sphere he was creating in the Olin Arts Center on the Lewiston campus Monday afternoon. It was part of a project in his Ceramic Design and Techniques class taught by Susan Dewsnap. Bates College first year student Jake […]
College football: Williams hands Bates fourth loss, 47-14
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Bates College football team remained winless with a 47-14 loss to Williams College on Saturday. Offensively, the Bobcats were doomed by turnovers. Defensively, they were doomed by Ephs receiver Frank Stola. Stola caught seven passes for 172 yards and two scores, accounting for the bulk of quarterback Bobby Maimaron’s 17-of-24 passing […]
Bobcat Beat: Costa starting at QB against Williams
Bates College quarterback Brendan Costa tried to shake Tufts defender Tylor Scales during their game on Garcelon Field at Bates College in Lewiston on Saturday. Head coach Mark Harriman and the Bates College football coaching staff are handing the offense to freshman Brendan Costa. Costa, from Westport, Massachusetts, took over at quarterback during the second […]
College football: Bates stays winless with 37-17 loss to Tufts
Bates College linebacker Chase Fulton (27) just misses an interception during the second quarter of the Bobcats’ game against Tufts University on Garcelon Field at Bates College in Lewiston on Saturday. Looking on at right ate Bates College’s Conner Suraci (24) and Jon Lindgren (19), and Tufts’ Jack Dolan. LEWISTON — The unsackable Ryan McDonald […]
Bobcat Beat: Bates football seeks big bounce back against Jumbos
Trinity’s Matt Patry, left, breaks up a pass intended for Bates’ Noah Stebbins during Saturday’s game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. Heading into Saturday’s matchup with Tufts, the Bates College football team is concerned mainly with the Bates College football team. Specifically: getting better. The Bobcats’ season is off to a harsh start, particularly last […]