Bates senior squash player Ahmed Abdel Khalek won his 50th consecutive match on Sunday, beating Moustafa Bayoumy of St. 3-2 in a 7-2 loss for the Bobcats. Abdel Khalek, the 2015 College Squash Association national champion, hasn’t lost since his freshman year, and carries a career record of 73-2. Locals shine for USM indoor track […]
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College Notebook: Local hoops teams turn the page to 2016
With the calendar flipping from 2015 to 2016, and with some teams still on winter break, this is a good time to check in on the local college basketball programs midway through their respective seasons. Bates There was no downtime for the Bates men, but that can be seen as a positive for the Bobcats. […]
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Tax student housing at colleges
I am retired chief assessor for the city of Lewiston and served as a member of the 2013 Maine Non Profit Tax Review Task Force. This is in regard to the recent controversy surrounding Bates College students participating in the recent mayoral election. Maine law appears to allow these “super” voters to decide to vote […]
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College Notebook: Bates, Maine-Farmington women’s hoopsters honored
The Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s weekly honor roll came out this past Tuesday, and two local college athletes were named to the five-member group. University of Maine-Farmington senior forward Meghan Smith and Bates College sophomore guard Lyse Henshaw both had standout performances during the week ending Dec. 6. Smith averaged 18.3 points, 8.7 rebounds […]
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Ill-conceived voting petition aimed at Lewiston collegians
If I am ever tempted to claim that I am involved in the local community, I stop myself and remember others whose work puts me to shame. Consider Melody, from whom I recently heard. I know her personally, but I didn’t know just how much she was using her spare time to work in the […]
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Women’s Basketball: Bates goes cold, can’t stop Saint Joseph’s, Cahill
LEWISTON — Neither Bates nor Saint Joseph’s College had a great shooting night when the two women’s basketball teams faced off Thursday. Thankfully for the visiting Monks, they had Morgan Cahill to ease the pain of those shooting woes. Cahill scored 27 points, most of them in the paint, as St. Joe’s won the non-conference […]
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Men’s Basketball: Bates makes it rain, pour against Saint Joseph’s College
“I still try to emphasize to take the mid-range shot. I know it’s not the most attractive shot to a lot of people,” Bates head coach Jon Furbush said. “But the dunks certainly get us to play a little harder defensively, and when a 3 goes in it’s a very similar feeling.” The game was […]
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Assistant who was asked to watch chick flicks settles suit with Bates College
AUBURN — A local woman who sued Bates College, alleging discrimination during her brief time working as the college president’s executive assistant, has settled her suit. According to court papers, Sarah Hulbert, who was 59 when she filed her civil complaint in Androscoggin County Superior Court in March, met with a mediator and the college’s […]
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Not their community to save
I understand the current dilemma, favorable or not, concerning collegians at Bates College, many of whom are from out of state, temporarily residing in Lewiston and being eligible to vote in municipal elections. Historically, the constituents and administrators at Bates represent themselves as mostly liberal (not implying “liberal” is a bad word) and Democratic. So, […]