Former Bates student leads charge for veterans memorial on Lewiston campus

Capt. George 'Alexi' Whitney, a 2001 graduate, was killed during a mission in Afghanistan in 2016.

In longtime director’s final season, the Bates dance festival begins

Maine native hired to lead Bates Dance Festival

Shoshona Currier will replace Laura Faure this fall.

Maine family gives $50 million ‘transformational’ gift to Bates College capital campaign

The gift from Alison Grott Bonney and Michael Bonney, believed to be the largest ever to a Maine school, is announced as part of a five-year, $300 million capital campaign.

Canadian company envisions Maine as site for biorefinery

Ensyn Corp., which makes heating oil from wood waste, already supplies Bates College and needs more customers before it can build a plant here.

Geologist Brenda Hall fell for glaciers as a child

Now she’s an expert on everything from the speed at which they are cracking to camping on them.