Dozens of students from central Maine area high schools are benefiting from the Let’s Get Ready program, which is supported by volunteer students at Colby.
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Lunders to help fund art collaborative buildings in Waterville
The philanthropists are donating $3 million to the effort to renovate the buildings at 14 and 20 Main Street where offices of the Lunder Institute will share space with artist studios, and exhibit and performance areas.
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Overseer of Colby projects in downtown Waterville excited by all that is happening
Paul Ureneck, director of commercial real estate for Elm City LLC, an affiliate of Colby College, spoke Thursday at Thomas College as part of a business breakfast hosted by Thomas and the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce.
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Colby College dean’s list
WATERVILLE — The following local students have been named to the 2019 fall semester dean’s list at Colby College. Alyssa C. Chesney, a senior, attended George Stevens Academy and is the daughter of Grace Konecny, of Blue Hill, and Stephen Chesney, of Canaan. Grace L. Andrews, a junior, attended Mount Blue High School and is […]
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Greg Kesich: Portland should follow Waterville’s model
There’s reason for enthusiasm about a new research institute in Portland, but it shouldn’t try to be the next San Jose.
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Colby receives ‘major gift’ to support civic engagement
The gift from Colby Trustee Seth Lawry and his wife, Cynthia, will create in perpetuity the position of Lawry Family Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships.
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PechaKucha Night Waterville Volume 34 set for Feb. 7
Volume 34 is held in collaboration with the Colby College Center for the Arts and Humanities 2019/20 theme Energy and Exhaustion.
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Couple to open restaurant, bar, deli, market in downtown Waterville
The Portland Hunt & Alpine Club owners Andrew and Briana Volk are aiming to open Verna’s All Day at the end of the year in the Colby College-owned Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St. in downtown Waterville.
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Colby course explores community faith-based missions
Students in a new Colby College course volunteered with faith-based organizations, developed relationships with pastors and lay people, and wrote profiles about who they met.
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Meeting sparks interest in educational opportunities in Waterville
SPaRC, a group hoping to leverage partnerships between educational institutions in Waterville, held its first public meeting Tuesday evening.