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Aug. 31, 1983: Archaeologist find toe bone revealing man might have been in Gardiner area 10,500 to 11,500 years ago, sewer grant spells 30 jobs in Farmington, and from shoe to purse in Skowhegan
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New Kennebec Performing Arts Company director hopes to bring ‘spirit’ to performances
John Neal, a longtime music educator, pianist and composer, was hired by KPAC in May to succeed Charles Milazzo. Earlier this week, the group held its first rehearsal of the season.
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Aug. 30, 2001: School is back in session for most in central Maine, Manchester’s tax rate still unknown, and Hallowell’s council names a new town manager
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Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival set for Saturday
The celebration of local beer and other products is expected to draw people from around the country to sample beverages from 24 Maine producers.
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Aug. 29, 1973: 190-year-old wooden frame church near Industry goes up in flames after being struck by lightning, and Waterville area struck by thunderstorms overnight as some lose power for 2 hours
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‘It’s what a fair should be’: Volunteers in overdrive a week before Litchfield Fair
The fair runs Sept. 6, 7 and 8.
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Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states – and around the world
The program has expanded statewide in places like Missouri and Kentucky, 2 of 21 states where all children under 5 can enroll to have books mailed to their homes monthly.
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Aug. 28, 1985: Winslow couple sues town over their well going dry, long wait is over for the Gwilym Roberts family, and the writing is on the wall, literally, at Waterville High School
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Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dies at 83
In his time, no one in the book world was more feared. With the power to make anything a bestseller, or a flop, to alter the market on an idle whim, Riggio could terrify publishers. Then came Amazon.