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Feb. 12, 1987: Whitefield warns its residents about leaving snow on the road, disfavor over Augusta’s accounting system has school superintendent mentioning court, and an American flag triggers a blackout in Portland yesterday
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Feb. 11, 1991: Deer shows up and gets trapped inside fairgrounds at Skowhegan’s Getting To Know You Fair, new Farmington middle school not ready to be used yet, and Baber the elephant makes an appearance at Arby’s in Waterville
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Feb. 10, 2001: Augusta senator seeks $20 million to go towards low-income housing in Maine, Augusta man shows gun, robs CVS Pharmacy of pain killers, and Maine’s specialty plate crazy may reach natives next
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Feb. 9, 1987: Waterville seeks high-court ruling to quash Shaw’s Supermarket from coming to city, Waterville school board taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach to superintendent’s 1987-88 budget request, and profiling Elias Joseph of Waterville, ‘a Buick boy who’s made it big’
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Feb. 8, 1996: Two ‘tired trucker’ accidents on I-95 in Maine happen on same day, Manchester post office moving to new headquarters, and last candidate for UMA presidency post attracted to ‘multiple missions’
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The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Feb. 12-19
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Feb. XX-XX
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Feb. 7, 1984: Court may decide if music playing at LaVerdiere’s at JFK Mall in Waterville is legal, state representative Elizabeth Mitchell to run against William Cohen for senate seat, and judge refuses to spare Tucker the dog
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