Bowdoin News

Open Book Players will deal with themes of the heart in "How Do I Love Thee?," to be presented Feb.

Rep. Jim Schatz, D-Blue Hill, introduces LD 1611 on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Statehouse.

Some of us know our paths from a young age. We follow those trails through 12 years of school, and then four more.

PORTLAND, Maine a ' The lawyer for Dennis Dechaine says he wants to use a new type of DNA testing on evidence that remains from Dechaine's 1989 trial where he was convicted of murdering a 12-year-old girl in Maine.

GENTLER + LESS IRONIC "LOVE," Robert Indiana, 1996, Polychrome aluminum, 72 x 72 x 36 inches.

As the first decade of the millennium winds up , it's worth a look back to see where we came from.

Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell speaks to a reporter, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Waterville, Maine.

Yes, You Can Afford It Students who want to attend a Maine college might be surprised at all the financial aid that's available.

"Art in all its mirrored ways informs us of the beauty in the world, a world where justice reigns supreme and helps us move to a colorless humanity." These are the words of renowned artist, collector and art historian David C. Driskell a ' one of the leading authorities on the subject of African-American art a ' whose artwork is on view at the ...

A small spinach and garlic pizza sits ready to be eaten in the dining room at Scarlet Begonias in Brunswick.

Bolstered by out-of-state money and volunteers, both sides jockeyed Monday to boost turnout for Maine's referendum on same-sex marriage - a contest that could give gay-rights activists in the U.S. their first such victory at the ballot box.

BRUNSWICK a ' Bowdoin College's new book and gift store at Maine Street Station opens Friday, Oct.

Attorney J. Andrew Cashman has joined Preti Flaherty as an associate in the New England law firma TMs Augusta office at 45 Memorial Circle.

BOWDOIN a ' Karen Paraskevakos fought back tears as she answered the phone Tuesday evening.

LEWISTON a ' Bates College earned a high grade for environmental sustainability on campus, according to an annual survey of 332 colleges and universities across the country and in Canada.

BOWDOIN a ' A 25-year-old man died as a result of a motor vehicle crash on Route 125 in Bowdoin on Monday night, according to police.

LISBON a ' Two people were hurt Saturday when the driver of the car they were riding in lost control and rolled over on River Road.

AUGUSTA, Maine a ' More than 100 Bowdoin College students have come forward with flu-like symptoms since the start of the academic year, but the Brunswick college says more than half of them have recovered and are back in classes.

Maine Center For Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Dora Mills said 100 Bowdoin College students are suspected of having the swine flu, and 50 are in isolation.

Summer newspapers in the Kennebunks have been published by all kinds of people: a wet-behind-the-ears son of a Kennebunk farmer, a big city dandy who arrived with much fanfare, but left town under the cover of darkness, and a woman of fortitude who never allowed her gender to be a handicap, to name but a few.