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 […]
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Irene Mercier
AUBURN — Irene Mercier passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12. A third-generation Mainer, Irene was born Dec. 5, 1931, to Gerard Morin and Jeanne Bernard Morin. She was educated in Auburn schools and graduated from Edward Little High School. To hear her tell it, she experienced an idyllic childhood. Their home was the epicenter for extended family […]
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Colby College unveils new dorm to public
WATERVILLE — The public will have a chance Thursday to tour Colby College’s new $25.5 million mixed-use residential complex downtown. The 10 a.m. event at the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons will include speeches by Colby President David Greene and Bill Alfond, a 1972 Colby alumnus and member of the college’s board of […]
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John ‘Swisher’ Mitchell, celebrated Waterville athlete and coach, dies at 91
WATERVILLE — John “Swisher” Mitchell, the well-known brother of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell and celebrated Colby College assistant basketball coach, died Wednesday. He was 91. Mitchell, a standout athlete who earned his nickname on the basketball court, remained active in local sports, serving as an assistant coach for the Colby men’s basketball team for […]
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'More fun than a marathon': Trekkers complete day 2
WATERVILLE — Cory Lathrop of Sidney sat down to a couple of slices of pepperoni pizza and chocolate milk Saturday afternoon after completing the second 60-mile leg of the Trek Across Maine bicycle ride. The 49-year-old said the weather was perfect for a four- to five-hour bike ride from the University of Maine at Farmington to the […]
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Colby rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby in wake of assault conviction
WATERVILLE — Colby College officials say an honorary degree awarded to comedian Bill Cosby in 1992 will be rescinded in light of his conviction last week on multiple accounts of indecent assault. “Following Bill Cosby’s conviction last week on multiple counts of sexual assault, the Colby College Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to rescind […]
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ESPN’s Jemele Hill speaks on sports and social justice at Colby
WATERVILLE — Sticking to sports has never been a reality in America, Jemele Hill said. As an outspoken host and columnist at ESPN for the last dozen years, Hill has been at the forefront of the stick to sports debate. “Sports, in many cases, was leaning in a direction society was not prepared for. Sports […]
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Colby College run to Frozen Four carries storied history
Former Colby College ice hockey coach and Maine Sports Hall of Famer Jack Kelley tips his cap before a game in Waterville in October 2015. WATERVILLE — Jack Kelley doesn’t get around like he used to. “Are you kidding me? I get exhausted just getting my clothes on and going out to get the car,” […]