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Ben Pinette
April 18, 1988: ‘Partially finished’ used car lot called ‘eyesore’ by Manchester residents, an AIDS forum scheduled in Winthrop this week, and are high school business courses going by the wayside?
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The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of April 22-29
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of April 22-29. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.
April 17, 2000: Franklin County seeing uptick in businesses as owners see area as ‘attractive’, the Maine Legislature has been very productive lately, and you may see a census taker knock on your door if not already
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April 16, 1992: Upcoming ‘Mall at Augusta’ reported to bring in minimum of 650 new jobs to area, 57-year-old cyclist hurt in accident in Augusta, and State Cable in Augusta offers Showtime and The Movie Channel to its premium, pay channel list
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April 15, 1985: 30 years after Jonas Salk vaccine, no polio has been reported in Maine, and abortion bills lead legislative hearing list this week
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April 14, 1978: Self-proclaimed ‘frustrated architect’ makes Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library model, writing conference at UMaine Augusta brings high school and university students to campus, and Augusta area people with personal crisis will have a hotline to call again by June
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April 13, 1995: MCI grad breaks new ground with an auto racing scholarship, town of Madison seeks $24,000 for veterans monument, and a Waterville man is preparing to build modular home factories in Russia
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Bakery outlets close across Maine, New England
The company that produces baked goods for brands including Arnold bread, Entenmann’s and others has closed 28 outlet stores in the Northeast.