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Posted inLocal & State
Some Waterville residents want to be allowed to bring guns to council meetings
Some Waterville residents, who oppose holding council meetings in the Colby College-owed building downtown, said people can carry handguns in a city-owned building but not at the Colby facility.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Colby museum adds 3 Rembrandt etchings to growing collection
The donation brings the college’s total number of prints by the Dutch master to 12.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Pulver funds will support 40 Colby students’ research each year
A recent $5 million donation from David and Carol Pulver will bring experts to Mayflower Hill and finance biomedical research done by Colby College students. The first recipients of the award, selected based on high school achievement, will be members of the Class of 2024, according to the college’s communications office.
Posted inVarsity Maine
Maine-based concussion research group receives NFL grant
The Maine Concussion Management Initiative will get $475,000, funds it plans to use to increase concussion reporting by high schools.
Posted inLocal & State, Source
Volunteers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ herbarium help curate its collection
They mount plants the old way, glued to acid-free paper, and the new – inputting facts online, with 21st-century implications.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Camden National Bank open for business in new Colby building in downtown Waterville
The bank, which moved recently from lower Main Street in Waterville to the new Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons, held a ribbon-cutting Monday morning, a week after it opened.
Posted inSource
Green movement grows brighter on campuses in Maine
Colleges take on climate change with environmentally smart new buildings.
Posted inLocal & State
Journalist describes how to tackle hard interviews as part of Colby’s Lovejoy award event
In the past, the Waterville college has offered discussions for students, but this year is extending its effort into the community.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Colby admissions director: Why being test-optional matters in search for best students
Removing SAT scores as a factor in admissions is the latest step the college is taking to lower barriers faced by the neediest applicants.