Stories about "Lewiston-Auburn"
What’s in a Name: Montello
Friday, June 17, 2022 4:12 pm
A residential area just north of campus, Montello is the name of a street, a rise of land familiar to generations of Bates joggers, and once home to two commercial mineral springs.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Thorne
Thursday, October 21, 2021 12:20 pm
The name "Thorne" goes deep into Lewiston history, providing half the name of the nearby Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Sabattus
Friday, August 13, 2021 10:47 am
This occasional BatesNews feature explores the stories, facts, and figments behind common place names in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
What’s in a Lewiston name: Luiggi’s
Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:34 am
A favorite Bates haunt since the 1950s, Luiggi’s Pizzeria is named for its founder, Luiggi Carmine Talarico.
Video: Lewiston’s Matt Charest is a Bobcat for life
Friday, February 7, 2020 11:06 am
From swim camp to Lewiston High School to Bates, senior swim captain Matt Charest's connections to the community run deep.
Video: Sankofa on MLK Day, where ‘reality isn’t a one-way street’
Friday, January 24, 2020 12:04 pm
This setting of this year's Sankofa show, presented on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, was the mythical Mays College — an intentional allusion to Benjamin Mays, Class of 1920.
What’s in a Bates Name: Libbey
Friday, November 8, 2019 11:15 am
Dedicated 110 years ago, Libbey Forum was donated to Bates by Lewiston mill owner and entrepreneur W. Scott Libbey.
My first job: summer cop in Lewiston in 1972
Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:58 am
For Mac Herrling '72, working as a summer Lewiston cop seemed like a good way to get a clue about life beyond campus.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Frye
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 3:22 pm
Home to cozy student houses, a hopping social scene, and the campus coffeehouse, Frye Street is named for an illustrious Lewiston family.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Pettengill (or Pettingill?)
Friday, August 31, 2018 7:38 am
Here’s your guide to all names Pettengill and Pettingill, a Bates building, street, and park.