Protesters say they plan to hold more demonstrations across the state.
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Gov. Mills, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak this weekend at Colby College graduation ceremonies
The Waterville college is set to honor Mills and five others Saturday, and the college’s commencement ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday on the lawn in front of Miller Library.
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Augusta’s Cushnoc Brewing to open restaurant, bar in downtown Waterville
Cushnoc Brewing Co. is expanding to open Cushnoc Cantina in the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons at 150 Main St., owned by Colby College.
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Colby College in Waterville announces on-campus center for computational, data sciences
Founded with a $10 million gift from Richard M. McVey, a member of Colby’s board of trustees, the center is expected to speed scientific discovery, provide a leading edge educational program and support use of computational tools and methods across the school’s curriculum, according to the college.
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Waterville Planning Board approves final plans for Colby College residence hall
The dormitory, projected to open in the fall of 2026 at the Waterville campus, is expected to house 217 students.
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Waterville Planning Board to consider Colby dormitory, Washington Street apartments
The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Hall Annex at 46 Front St.
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About 200 attend vigil at Colby College for those killed in Gaza
Those who spoke during the gathering, organized by the campus groups Colby Action for Palestine and South Asian Society, described the conflict as genocide against the Palestinian people and mourned those who have been killed.
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Photos: A Beethoven bicentennial performance at Colby College
The final rehearsal for Choral Masterwork, featuring the Colby Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, was held Friday at Colby College. The orchestra features about 70 musicians and the choir about 100 singers from Colby and the community. Performances drew capacity crowds Saturday and Sunday to the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts at the Waterville campus. The free performances marked the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Op. 125, “Choral.” The symphony, which was performed at the concert, premiered May 7, 1824.
All photos by staff photographer Rich Abrahamson.
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College graduations begin in Maine even as protests disrupt ceremonies around the U.S.
Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
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Pro-Palestine group demands Colby College cut ties with Israel
Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself “Colby Action for Palestine.”