Lewiston
A city in Androscoggin County, Maine — population 36,226 as of 2020.
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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,…
Creatives & Arts
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:…
Education
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…
Local Sports
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…
Education
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…
Local Sports
Bates Field Hockey Finds its Footing with New Additions to the Roster, and a Title to Defend
The highly anticipated 2026 season is underway for Field Hockey as the Bobcats return to the field looking to defend their 2025 NESCAC Championship. Bates enters the season with a different team dynamic, following new additions to the roster and the departure of last year’s…
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See & do
- Aero Air Park
- Agora Palace Event Center
- Androscoggin Historical Society
- Androscoggin Mill Block
- Apple Valley Golf Course
Eat, drink & stay
- 20M Social Club
- Amato's449 Sabattus St
- Baxter Brewing Co.
- Blue Goose Tavern
- Amato's1103 Lisbon St
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Lewiston by the numbers
- Area
- 34.15 sq mi (88.44 km²), 1.39 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.3
- Households
- 16,099
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $55,393
- Median house value
- $235,100
- Office
- FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Address
- 27 PINE ST, LEWISTON, ME 04240