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Ben Pinette

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Published
March 17, 2025

March 17, 2001: Respected Augusta physician Dr. John Barnard dies, and no St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin due to foot-and-mouth disease fears

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Published
March 16, 2025

March 16, 1972: Township 3 Range 2 officially becomes the town of Carrabassett, Oakland man held in assault in Augusta, and Mrs. Richard Nixon celebrates 60th birthday

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Published
March 15, 2025

March 15, 1983: Town of Litchfield hires new town manager, town of Windsor adopts new budget, and Hallowell prepares for April referendum

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Published
March 14, 2025

March 14, 1992: Parents in Vassalboro say new school is making their kids sick, Walmart may be coming to both Augusta and Waterville, and medicine has been restored for some 200 mental health patients in Augusta area

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Published
March 13, 2025

March 13, 1973: Temperature rises to 119 degrees in Waterville… by way of broken sign, and government grant of nearly $18M received here

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Published
March 12, 2025

The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of March 17-24

Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of March 17-24.
Published
March 12, 2025

The Way It Was in Hallowell: Week of March 17-24

Showcasing what happened in the Hallowell-area on this date for the week of March 17-24.
Published
March 12, 2025

March 12, 1986: Augusta bank robber given 6 year prison sentence, string of ordinances removes city of Waterville parking spaces, and fire damages Fairfield home

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Published
March 11, 2025

March 11, 2001: Town of Jefferson votes down middle school for Union 51, state library sustains water damage following winter storm, and Maine & snowmobiling

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Published
March 10, 2025

March 10, 1995: Thorndike couple’s 25-acre lot in Clinton was clearcut without their permission, state paper mills want fewer taxes in 1995, and these Skowhegan woman will bike across US

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