

Androscoggin County
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- Population
- 113,423
- Area
- 467.96 sq mi (1,212 km²), 29.17 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40.5
- Households
- 46,953
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $67,873
- Median house value
- $252,800
Demographics: 2020–2024 ACS
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Local News

Resident Evil: Funny Scary
Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger, hit theatres on Sept. 18. Cregger based the film off of the Resident Evil videogame franchise from 1996. He is not the first to be inspired by this videogame, which has a six film series and a reboot from 2021 preceding this film. However,…

New Course Registration System: What You Need To Know
Beginning this semester, students will use an entirely new system for course registration for the first time since 1993. This is the first true overhaul since Bates moved on from in-person card collecting in the gym. The 1993 system was the first Bates digital-era registration:…

Football Falls 43-0 in Home Opener Against Trinity
After a heartbreaking loss to Amherst last week, the Bobcats’ hopes of righting the ship against Trinity College on Saturday were dashed early, as the Bantams cruised to a 43-0 shutout at Garcelon Field. The loss dropped the Bates Bobcats to 0-2 early in the season. A bright spot…

Bates Launches Free Campus Streaming Service to Build Community Resources
This semester, Campus Life and Residence Life at Bates introduced a free streaming service for the school community: Batesflix. As a joint effort between Campus Life and Residential Life, Batesflix was designed to give clubs more event opportunities and revitalize common room…

Ryan Smith ‘23 Runs a Near-Two Hour Marathon, Qualifies for Olympic Trials
Ryan Smith ‘23 set out on a drizzly May morning to run his first marathon: the Vermont City Marathon. The two-time NCAA athlete led the entire race, finishing in an Olympic trials qualifying time and course record of 2:15:52. In an interview with NBC 5 following his phenomenal…