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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Colby College to close off sections of road to assure pedestrian safety
The college expects thousands to attend Saturday proceedings and Sunday’s commencement and will block off a section of Mayflower Hill Drive
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Colby student graduation speaker reflects on four years
Moeketsi Justice Mokobocho, who participated in Colby College’s new downtown civic engagement program, is one of about 460 students who will graduate Sunday.
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Actor Ed Harris donates $75,000 to Waterville art and film center project
Harris, who starred in the 2005 HBO film “Empire Falls,” which was filmed in Waterville, says the city holds a “fond place in my heart.”
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Maine Conference for Jewish Life set for June 21-23
Weekend of learning and celebration planned at Thomas College and in downtown Waterville.
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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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Waterville appeals board upholds rights of Colby students to vote in city
The Voter Registration Appeals Board ruled unanimously that 66 voters whose registrations were challenged were valid on the basis that they had taken oaths of residency and provided proof of physical address.
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Our View: There’s no question – Maine college students are allowed to vote
College students who live here can vote here, regardless of where they bank or where they register their car.
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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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Community Conversations set for May 2 in Waterville
Colby College’s Center for Small Town Jewish Life to host event at Chace Community Forum.