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Ben Pinette
Oct. 6, 1976: Students from UMaine Farmington will dribble their way from Farmington to Newburyport, Mass., and environmental protection board won’t force closure of sardine or potato chip factories due to water quality deadline failure
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Oct. 5, 1983: Cleaning two wells in Monmouth didn’t help them pass state inspection, 1908 Cobbossee lighthouse in Manchester may make historic list, and dismissed policeman’s appeal set today
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Oct. 4, 2002: Colby College offers to pay $100,000 for fire-rescue truck for city of Waterville, Skowhegan-area school superintendent to retire, and Waterville Republican caucus turns up no candidates for council
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Oct. 3, 1992: Folks visiting the South Gardiner post office will see a new face behind the window, ‘flurry’ of presidential debates scheduled, and pretense is a dirty word at this Augusta gym
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The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Oct. 7-14
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Oct. 7-14
Oct. 2, 1979: Belgrade Lakes property owners call dam-free free plan ‘blackmail’, an Augusta legislator is drawing on unemployment benefits, and town of Norridgewock’s unique way to combat sewage solution
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Oct. 1, 1997: Neighbor’s invitation may have saved Augusta woman from dying in fire, Florida will not pursue sexual assault case against East Pittston man, and UMaine Augusta name change sparking controversy system-wide
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