The two institutions are among several that have offered assistance to Maine CDC, loaning freezers to that state that can store 10,000 or more doses of the vaccine.
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Colby outlook predicts Maine economic recovery by 2022, if U.S. can control coronavirus
The annual report warns that economic recovery relies on controlling the pandemic, an effective vaccination campaign and financial relief from the federal government.
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Author Debra Spark on writing
Spark, who teaches writing at Colby, has released a new book of essays on fiction. Just don’t ask her to reread her own early works.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Colby receives multimillion-dollar gifts for new hockey arena
The 38,650-square-foot ice arena will be named the O’Neil | O’Donnell Forum, while the rink will be named for hockey Hall of Famer and former Colby coach Jack Kelley.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Colby Polling Initiative: How we missed Maine’s independent spirit
We undercounted the number of voters uniquely poised to choose a senator and a president of opposing parties.
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$6 million challenge grant from Alfond Foundation to help fund Schupf Art Center in downtown Waterville
Once the Waterville Creates! fundraising effort passes $1 million, the foundation will match it with a $6 million grant as part of its $500 million investment in Waterville and Maine.
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Colby College receives $2 million family gift for new arts, athletics centers
Dana L. Schmaltz and Kate Enroth donated to name the Colby College Museum of Art’s gallery in the art center and the welcome pavilion in the new recreation center.
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Colby College to use $101 million Alfond grant for Waterville downtown efforts, campus athletic center
The $101 million grant to Colby College in Waterville from the Harold Alfond Foundation is part of a $500 million Alfond grant to Maine institutions.
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Manchester woman wins Mrs. Maine crown, plans to promote substance abuse recovery
Meghan Gray, 34, won the pageant Sunday, earning her place in the Mrs. America pageant later this year in Las Vegas.
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Waterville Planning Board to consider plans for Colby College performing arts center
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday is scheduled to review preliminary and final plans for the college’s performing arts center on the Mayflower Hill campus, and members are expected to take a vote on the project.