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‘Not my friend’: Botstein, in letter to Bard community, seeks to distance himself from Epstein

Daily Freeman 10 Feb 2026
Bard College President Leon Botstein doubled down on what he has said was a purely transactional relationship between him and disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a letter to the college community on Tuesday.
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Belgrade Chains ice fishing derby attracts record of nearly 1,000 anglers

Bangor Daily News 10 Feb 2026
Saturday marked the fourth annual ice fishing derby at Belgrade Chains, raising funds for St. Michael School in Augusta. This year, 918 anglers registered, with 1,006 tickets sold, a dramatic increase from the 25 participants in the first derby ... Credit.
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Milo Hanson, world-record typical whitetail buck holder, has died

Bangor Daily News 10 Feb 2026
Milo Hanson, the Saskatchewan farmer who harvested the world-record typical whitetail deer, has died at the age of 81. Hanson shot the legendary buck, which scored 213 5/8 inches net typical under the Boone and Crockett scoring system, on Nov ... ....
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Bard SummerScape festival kicks off June 15

Daily Freeman 09 Feb 2026
— The Bard College Fisher Center’s SummerScape festival will return for another year starting Thursday, June 25, the college announced ... The Fisher Center is located on the Bard College campus at 60 Manor Ave.
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‘Gross’: Amid silence from college, Bard students react to Botstein revelations

Times Union 09 Feb 2026
Amid silence from the college, many students disapproved of Leon Botstein courting a convicted sex offender for donations. But they don’t expect he will resign ... .
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New Email Shows Bard President Leon Botstein Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip

New York Times 09 Feb 2026
Leon Botstein, Bard’s president, also invited Jeffrey Epstein to visit a high school linked to Bard College and sent him well wishes after stories were published about his sexual abuse of minors ... .
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Repeat winners dominate Moosehead Togue Derby

Bangor Daily News 09 Feb 2026
The 19th annual Moosehead Togue Derby took place this past weekend, drawing anglers from across the region. Chris Parent of Gorham won the $1,500 first-place prize with a 9.66-pound, 30-inch lake trout ... The morning, however, started poorly ... Friday ... ....
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Branch and Davis power American History in home win over Bard - Boys basketball recap

NJ 07 Feb 2026
... a 49-42 win over Bard in Newark. Bard (11-9) led 21-17 at the half.
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Galvan mum on Bard president's Epstein ties

The Daily Gazette 07 Feb 2026
HUDSON — The Galvan Foundation is not commenting on Bard College’s President Leon Botstein’s links to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ... .
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Phone records support theory Daniel Bard was 'ghosting' alleged fraud victims, Crown says

CBC 06 Feb 2026
On the final day of the third week of Daniel Bard's financial crimes trial in Moncton, a crime analyst testified that Bard's phone did not attempt to "retrieve" voicemails for most of 2020 ... .
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Bard College President Leon Botstein Was Close With Jeffrey Epstein

New York Times 06 Feb 2026
Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, said his school needed cash. But a rare watch and a Caribbean visit show how his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein sometimes veered into the personal ... .
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Bard President Botstein made plans to go to Epstein island, files show

Daily Freeman 06 Feb 2026
Bard president Leon Botstein met with Jeffrey Epstein years after sex crime conviction, college confirms ... Department of Justice Bard visits ... “He subsequently and sporadically expressed philanthropic interest in Bard’s music programs.
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