GREENE — The Bates College rowing program’s depth was on display Sunday at the Bates Invitational on the Androscoggin River. The Bobcats won all seven 2,000-meter races of the regatta, which included Bates, Middlebury College, the University of New Hampshire, and, for the three varsity four races, the University of Maine at Orono. “It was […]
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Street sweepers urge residents to avoid leaving piles of sand
LEWISTON — Think scattered sand — not piles — if you expect the city’s street-sweeping vehicles to do a good job cleaning your road, according to city officials. Public Works Director Dave Jones said his crews started their annual street-sweeping project this week. “We get a lot of people that want to clean up their […]
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Bates College building $2.5 million Androscoggin River boathouse for rowing team
GREENE — Donations of more than $2.5 million will help Bates College build a boathouse and training center for the varsity rowing team that’s more suited to its Androscoggin River location. “We don’t have a buoyed race course, but as far as row-able water that’s protected from the elements and does not have a lot […]
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Bates women win Head of the Charles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Guided expertly by sophomore coxswain Kate Traquina of Wayland, Mass., the Bates women’s varsity eight claimed first place among 30 boats in the Women’s Collegiate Eights event on Sunday at the 50th Head of the Charles Regatta. The Bobcats navigated the serpentine 4,800-meter course on the Charles River in 17:25.60, outpacing rival […]
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Bates rowers a tight crew
At 5 a.m. all around the Bates College campus on most mornings this time of year, lights go on in dorm rooms. While many of their classmates are asleep, some rolling in just a short time ago, members of a team of dedicated college athletes on the rowing team drag themselves out of bed to […]