The college plans to begin construction this year of the 50-room, four-story hotel, which will include a restaurant, in the city’s downtown.
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Another View: USM should change its reputation, not its name
What goes on inside the school makes the real difference – not the name on the sign.
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Waterville debate raises lingering questions about guns at public meetings
Proposed legislation this year might allow municipalities discretion to prohibit weapons at such venues.
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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.
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.
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Our View: Waterville program shows how to leave no child behind
The Sharon Abrams Teen Parent School helps young mothers graduate at an impressive rate.
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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 inHealth, Local & State
Vietnam veteran feels displaced by shutdown of Togus VA outpatient dialysis center
A temporary shutdown of the outpatient center occurred after the sudden departure of its nursing staff.
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Sustain Mid-Maine to move out of Waterville City Hall after mayor complains
Mayor Nick Isgro calls the environmental organization, which supports a plastic bag ban he opposes, a “special interest group.”
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Hot spots rekindle at Huhtamaki plant on Waterville-Fairfield line
Firefighting crews from Waterville, Fairfield and Winslow responded to the late-morning call at the plant, where fire from paper machines had reached through the roof Tuesday evening.