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Jan. 14, 2002: Winthrop Police Department detective goes down in history, Litchfield officials seek to sell land to neighbor, and local Augusta chapter of Habitat for Humanity needs land to build a new house next summer
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Jan. 13, 1979: ‘Fit as a fiddle’ 94-year-old Sidney man passes his driver’s examination renewal, state upholds dog-license statute which complicates things for Canaan man, and study says ‘pot’ law doesn’t cause more smoking
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Jan. 12, 1987: Woman who lived nearby the Blaine House for last 55 years and never visited before gets chance at Sunday’s open house, up to 14 inches of snow piles on statewide, and the Augusta Civic Center transforms into ‘glitter ballroom’ for governor’s inauguration
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Jan. 11, 2000: Skowhegan Area Middle School starting to show it’s age with roof leaks, cracks, Waterville city planners delay action on new 82-room Hampton Inn off Kennedy Memorial Drive, and Gov. King unveils $280 million state budget
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The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Jan. 15-22
Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of Jan. 15-22
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Jan. 10, 1989: Two Conn. investors hope to create delicatessen products conglomerate in central Maine, educators not thrilled with Gov. McKernan’s extra day proposal, and a man in R.I. wants you to take his land
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Jan. 9, 2001: Water-main leak forces 48 to evacuate from Somerset County Jail in Skowhegan, Waterville school board agrees to formulate laptop policy, and it’s a ‘Mid-Summer Night’s Dream’ in January in Madison
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Jan. 8, 1974: One of Augusta’s oldest landmarks, the Augusta House, to be torn down to make new bank, Gov. Curtis requests AMTRAK service from Boston to Bangor, and a sleigh ride with Thumper
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