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Architect: Paul J. Schupf Art Center ‘could be a model — the idea of the arts bringing downtown back to life’

Waterville – Susan T. Rodriguez, the lead architect for the $18 million art center in downtown Waterville, discusses the...

April 12, 2021

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Construction on Arts Collaborative building in Waterville to begin this week

The $6.5 million project financed in part by Peter and Paula Lunder will break ground this week and is set to be completed in April 2021. A...

July 8, 2020

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Colleges Invest So ‘What’s the Town Like?’ Gets an Upbeat Answer

A number of small schools like Colby, in Maine, are hoping to improve off-campus amenities by helping to revitalize downtowns. Miller...

February 25, 2020

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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...

January 27, 2020

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Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results

Independent analysis of the economic impact from the college’s investments, both on campus and in the city, shows that from 2014 to...

October 15, 2019

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Waterville businesses on the move

Kevin Joseph stands for a portrait at his new restaurant, Guacamole’s on Main Street in Waterville, on Tuesday. Morning Sentinel...

August 28, 2019

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Waterville’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center gets $100,000 gift from Kennebec Savings Bank

Waterville Creates! and Colby College are working to raise $18 million for the art and film center, which will bring together the Maine...

July 15, 2019

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Colby announces $26 million hotel project to start next month

The Lockwood Hotel, with 53 rooms, a restaurant, bar and limestone facade to reflect the city’s past, is expected to open in the fall...

June 3, 2019

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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...

May 24, 2019

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Colby College gets ‘remarkable’ naming gift for future downtown Waterville art center

The Paul J. Schupf Art Center at the heart of the city will be named for longtime art collector and Colby benefactor, Paul J. Schupf. Colby...

April 23, 2019

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