An overcast sky turned sunny as 460 Colby seniors in the class of 2019 received degrees Sunday at the college’s 198th commencement on the Miller Library lawn on the Mayflower Hill campus.
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Award-winning producer and writer David E. Kelley to speak at Colby commencement
Kelley, son of legendary Colby hockey coach Jack Kelley and husband of actress Michelle Pfieffer, will speak May 26 on the college campus and is one of five being honored by Colby.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Attorneys, Colby students clash over Waterville voter registrations at unusual hearing
Those challenging the students’ voter registration called it protecting the right to vote, while students and their lawyers called it an effort at disenfranchisement and “a big waste of time.”
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Poliquin denounces ranked-choice voting, addresses student voting in talk at Colby
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin said the voter-approved ranked-choice process was a “scam” and that Colby students have the legal right to vote in local elections if they obtain a Maine driver’s license within 30 days of living in the state.
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Former Colby hockey player now an agent for some of NHL’s top players
Judd Moldaver turns passion for hockey into powerful career.
Posted inMaine
On new route, Trek Across Maine expected to bring 2,000 cyclists through much of the Kennebec Valley
The 35th anniversary of the Trek Across Maine bicycle ride, an event that annually draws about 2,000 bicyclists and is the American Lung Association’s biggest fundraiser in the nation, will traverse new communities in 2019.
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Waterville plastic bag issue still pending before Maine Supreme Court
The two sides involved in a dispute over a controversial plastic bag referendum have filed arguments with the court, but a decision could be weeks away.
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Colby students' absentee ballots challenged over address concerns
WATERVILLE — About 150 absentee ballots submitted by Colby College students using addresses on Mayflower Hill Drive are being challenged on grounds that the addresses do not stand up to voter registration requirements. The ballots are being challenged by a group of registered voters in Waterville who have argued the addresses — which include a […]
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NYT reporter talks about investigating sexual misconduct claims
WATERVILLE — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Catrin Einhorn has had to ask some difficult questions over the course of her career, whether it was her work exposing a culture of sexual harassment at Ford Motor Co., documenting the life of Syrian refugees in Canada or covering the deployment of U.S. troops to Afghanistan. On Monday, she […]
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Colby forgoing standardized test scores for applicants
WATERVILLE — Officials at Colby College announced Monday that applicants will no longer be required to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of the admissions process beginning with the Class of 2023. The change is designed to increase access for disadvantaged students, lessen anxiety over the college admissions process and place more of an […]