Stories about "Lewiston"
“The brightness that shines through the dark of a tragedy such as we have suffered here in Lewiston, our home, is what it always is in times like these: the immense capacity of our shared humanity,” said Bates President Garry W. Jenkins in his remarks during today’s Vigil for Grief and Remembrance, held at 4:30 p.m. in Gomes Chapel on the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Lewiston. Led by the Rev. Brittany Longsdorf, the college’s multifaith chaplain, the vigil gave the campus community an opportunity to come together for silence, candle lighting, poetry, and interfaith prayers, and, ultimately, to share communal grief with their Lewiston community. Welcome & Naming Grief: Brittany Longsdorf, Multifaith Chaplain and Visiting Lecturer in the Humanities Bates President Garry W. Jenkins Remarks Lewiston Mayor Carl Sheline’s Remarks Invitation for Sharing: Brittany Longsdorf *Barry Music* (single floor mic, guitar output) Reading of the Names: Brittany Longsdorf and Raymond Clothier, associate multifaith chaplain •Tricia C. Asselin •Peyton Brewer-Ross •William Frank Brackett •Thomas Ryan Conrad •Michael R. Deslauriers II •Maxx A. Hathaway •Bryan M. MacFarlane •Keith D. Macneir •Ronald G. Morin •Joshua A. Seal •Arthur Fred Strout •Stephen M. Vozzella •Lucille M. Violette •Robert E. Violette •Joseph Lawrence Walker •Jason Adam Walker •William A. Young •Aaron Young *moment of silence* & closing, begin to pass candle lighting READINGS (all from Lectern mic unless noted) Aneeza Ahmad ‘25 of Sharon, Mass., and Alaina Rauf ‘25 of Yarmouth, Me., of the Bates Muslim Student Association Sophie Leight ‘26 of Easton, Md. Venerable Tenzin Dasel, ‘88 - volunteer spiritual advisor and founder of the Maine Mindfulness Project and is an active retreat leader and speaker in the International Network of Engaged Buddhists Levi Mindlin ‘24 of Portland, Ore - song (single floor mic, guitar output) Ethan Baker ‘24
Generosity, care, and kindness remind us ‘to hold onto hope’ in the wake of tragedy

Friday, November 3, 2023 10:25 am

"Generosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace...remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope," said President Garry W. Jenkins during a Vigil for Grief and Remembrance held in Gomes Chapel on the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings.

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.

Here’s what new Bates students say about Lewiston

Friday, August 17, 2018 12:12 pm

”The plaza and park are inviting and pretty. The people are diverse and friendly, and there are many different types of shops to explore.”

Slideshow: Students in downtown Lewiston with their Action/Research projects

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 4:47 pm

Bates students contribute skills, stick-to-itiveness, and, it turns out, a good dose of self-awareness to Short Term projects in Lewiston-Auburn.

Video: A student’s love letter to Lewiston

Friday, May 18, 2018 9:56 am

Graduating senior Durotimi Akinkugbe explains why Bates students love Lewiston.

When new Bates students meet Lewiston, here’s what they say

Friday, August 11, 2017 11:08 am

Lewiston's chance to make a first impression on first-year students comes next month during the Downtown Walkabout during Orientation.

What’s In a Lewiston Name: Androscoggin

Thursday, August 3, 2017 4:30 pm

"Androscoggin," the name of Lewiston's river and county, is the contemporary word describing a Native American tribe that lived here.

What do we know about Bates’ first Irish-born graduate?

Friday, March 17, 2017 12:22 pm

Dennis Joseph Callahan, Class of 1876, was born in Bishopstown, Ireland, on Christmas Day in 1852.

Picture story: Visiting Quebec City and Lewiston, learning to think like a historian

Friday, September 2, 2016 12:19 pm

Studying Quebec-to-Lewiston migration, students in a Short Term course learned the distinctive ways that historians “think and approach subject matter.”

Video: Skip Capone, the old football coach, finds a new sport and a new way to give back

Friday, August 12, 2016 12:36 pm

A longtime assistant football coach at Bates and Lewiston football coaching legend, Capone is now giving back to his community in a new way.

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