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March 8, 1979: 3,000 Maine college graduates default on student loans says department, state education board to name 3 nominees, and Pratt & Whitney nets $50M deal
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Ash Wednesday, first date recreated, protests among this Week In Photos
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from Feb. 28-March 7.
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Portland actor who started in community theater is thriving on the small screen
Holly Hinchliffe began acting at Lyric Music Theater in South Portland, and has also performed in high-profile TV shows like ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ and ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’
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March 7, 1994: Town of Litchfield to start anew after fire devastates elementary school, representative pondering Senate bid, and new rules will mean more frozen fish in Maine stores
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Prime Video’s hit ‘Reacher’ heads to Maine in its third season
The plot is taken from Lee Child’s novel ‘Persuader,’ set in specific Maine locales, including Portland and the southern coast.
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March 6, 2001: Nor’easter on the way for central Maine with up to two feet expected, Maine Public radio meeting in Waterville delayed, and Cianchette math building opens on MCI campus in Pittsfield
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Winslow church holds Ash Wednesday services
Rich Abrahamson captures services that mark the beginning of Lent.
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Youth Art Month kicks off in Waterville with Friday openings
The Ticonic Gallery and Greene Block + Studios will show off artwork from more than 450 local students.
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March 5, 1987: Criminally insane patients now housed in locked ward at Augusta Mental Health Institute, Maranacook Community School’s roof problems to be studied, and the pay phone business is going so well that Maine business owners pushing for deregulation of them
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