BOWDOIN — A morning workshop focused on pond planning, construction and maintenance tips will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14, at the Bowdoin Central School, 1460 Main St. After the classroom portion, participants will walk across the street to Stoddard Pond for an interactive walk-and-talk session to discuss management practices. The […]
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Men’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Bowdoin storms past No. 6 Bates
Still, that didn’t stop Bowdoin from going on the road and beating Bates, 14-10, in a key NESCAC men’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field on Wednesday. The Polar Bears (8-1, 5-1 NESCAC), ranked No. 13 in the latest USILA Division III Coaches poll, produced an avalanche of goals to start the fourth quarter, turning a […]
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It took Civil War to create silver ball, Eons to lose it
Baseball stories are frequently too good to be true, or too true to be good. A tale about a Maine baseball romp in 1867 between the Norway Pennesseewassees and Bowdoin College pitched to the Hebron Historical Society this week was a home run. Historian Larry Glatz admitted that he had employed subterfuge to get an […]
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Maine Maritime asks Legislature for $1 million to restore the schooner Bowdoin
AUGUSTA — The state’s official sailing vessel, the schooner Bowdoin, is in need of about $2.6 million in renovations, according to the ship’s keepers at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. Capt. Andy Chase, a professor at the academy and former captain of the ship, has helped raise $1.1 million in private funds for the renovation. […]
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Marie A. Gould
1941 – 2016 BOWDOIN — Marie A. Gould, 74, of Bowdoin passed away on Tuesday, March 1, at her home. She was born July 26, 1941, in Lewiston to parents Erlon and Laura Bragg. On June 3, 1955, Marie married Leland Gould. She worked at Miller Industries until her retirement. She is survived by her […]
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Bowdoin woman killed in Monday night crash
BOWDOIN — An 18-year-old local woman was killed Monday night when her car crossed the centerline on Route 201 and struck a tree, police said. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office said Mira Graziano of Bowdoin was driving north when her vehicle went into the opposite lane and off the road, hitting a tree. That part of […]
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Working: Building a crew of veterans
BOWDOIN — Running himself over with a crane couldn’t keep Stephen Martin down. “I don’t care what you do, just cut them off, I’m going back to work tomorrow,” Martin remembers telling the doctor looking over his broken legs and feet after an on-the-job mishap almost 20 years ago, to which the doctor replied, “You […]
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College Football: Bates bashes Bowdoin for CBB title
It is the distinction that makes any Bates football season a successful one, no matter how the remainder of the schedule plays out. CBB champions. Bates shut out Bowdoin, 31-0, Saturday at Garcelon Field in Lewiston, winning the de facto state title for the second consecutive season and the third time in four years. The […]
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Gordon A. Flint
1947 – 2015 BOSTON, MASS .— Gordon A. Flint, 68, of Wilton, passed away in the presence of his loving family on Sunday, April 26, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. Gordon was born on Jan. 9, 1947, to Louise A. (Lund) and Gordon E. Flint in Cohasset, Mass. He spent his […]
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Alcide L. Castonguay
1949 – 2015 BOWDOIN — Alcide L. Castonguay, 65, of Bowdoin, passed away on Monday, April 27, at his home. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 2, 1949, a son of the late Antoine and Yvette (Dube) Castonguay. He grew up in the Sabattus area and attended local schools there. He was a graduate […]