AUGUSTA — It’s been more than five years since Maine created tax credits for college graduates who remain in the state to work, but only a fraction of graduates take advantage of the program because of the state’s failure to effectively market it, lawmakers and advocates say. Lawmakers heralded the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit as […]
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College Roundup: Bates, USM basketball split
GORHAM – Junior captain Graham Safford scored a game-high 18 points to lead five Bobcats in double figures as Bates College men’s basketball defeated the University of Southern Maine, 79-68, in Hill Gymnasium on Thursday night. The Bobcats (5-1) held a double-digit lead over the final 22:39 of the game and beat the Huskies (3-2) […]
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Forty-one local students receive $95,800 in scholarships
TURNER — The Trustees of Leavitt Institute recently awarded scholarships totaling $95,800 to area students. The Edgecomb-Knight and Young scholarships are open to Turner, Leeds and Greene graduating seniors who have attended Leavitt Area High School for all four years. Rita D. Young established the Young Fund in 1999 in the name of her parents, […]
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Bates Men’s Basketball: Matarazzo puts the pressure on
LEWISTON — Luke Matarazzo’s coach describes his senior captain’s defensive makeup as part pit bull, part illusionist. The characterization brings up a jarring image of a cross between a bald rapper and a Las Vegas headliner. But the Bates guard has a full head of hair and doesn’t dream of seeing his name in lights […]
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College Roundup: UMF ousted from tourney
CASTLETON, Vt. – The University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer team’s bid to reach the North Atlantic Conference Tournament championship game came up one goal shy of the mark, as the Beavers dropped a 3-2 decision to Castleton State College Tuesday night at Spartan Stadium. UMaine-Farmington finishes the season with a 9-7-3 mark, while […]
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Black Bears keep rising in football polls
ORONO — The University of Maine football team continues its climb up the national polls. Following its 37-35 road win over Villanova on Saturday, the Black Bears have climbed to No. 10 in The Sports Network FCS poll and into eleventh spot in the coaches’ poll. Maine is 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the Colonial […]
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University of Maine colleges push hard to boost enrollment
PORTLAND, (AP) — Maine’s public universities are trying new tactics in an effort to boost enrollment at a time when the number of high school graduates in the state is shrinking. The seven-campus University of Maine System is going after more nontraditional students, including out-of-state students, transfers and international students. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1a26Mwc) […]
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College Roundup: Husson field hockey tops Farmington
BANGOR – The University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team was held to just one goal and dropped a 4-1 decision to Husson University, in a North Atlantic Conference matchup Sunday afternoon at the Winkin Complex. UMaine-Farmington fell to 6-5 overall with the loss, 5-2 in NAC play, and head into the final week […]
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College Football: Bates seniors look to sweep Tufts
Bates College football seniors hope to accomplish something Saturday that has been startlingly rare in their lifetime. The Bobcats aim for their fourth consecutive win over the Tufts University Jumbos at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Garcelon Field as part of the school’s annual Parents and Family Weekend. Having the chance to go undefeated in their […]
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Bates Sports Roundup: Bobcats to host elite squash tourney
LEWISTON — The world’s best squash players are returning to our backyard. Bates again will host the Bobcat Classic on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28 at its squash center at 56 Alfred Plourde Parkway. In addition to the professional event sanctioned by the Pro Squash Tour, there will be an amateur tournament over […]