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Oct. 18, 1989: Augusta’s Calumet Club found in violation of Maine Human Rights Acts, Waterville City Council reinstates improvement funds, and this United Way volunteer has a special reason for donating
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Oct. 17, 1978: Supreme Court says woman from Milo can sue doctor and social workers, police in Maine open their arrest records for Maine newspapers, and meet the newest Pope
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Oct. 16, 1997: Authorities warn families in Unity-area of ‘Santa’ sex offender, Kennebec County commissioners have a problem with the budget on their hands, and this St. Albans man is ‘scheming’ in his new book about World War II.
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Oct. 15, 1988: Property owners have illegally altered the shores at Purgatory Pond in Litchfield says officials, Maine’s budget surplus swelled again in September, and Augusta’s Duke says Duke is no winner in election
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Oct. 14. 2003: Extras pack Skowhegan field for football scene in HBO movie ‘Empire Falls’, Northeast Laboratory Services in Winslow has a national reputation, and a low-carb diet really works
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Oct. 13, 1992: You can now call 911 in Readfield and Wayne as of last week, Maine Technical college system plans for 3,000 to join for training, and Somerville opens its first town office ever
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Oct. 12, 1981: Wyandotte Industries, one of Waterville’s largest employers, ceases operations. Also, women band together to fight alcohol in Waterville, and will a B-1 long range bomber Reagan wants to benefit Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County?
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Oct. 11, 2003: Want tickets to the Red Sox vs. Yankees game? You better pony up $1,600. Also, heating oil prices up several cents a gallon over last year in Maine
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Oct. 10, 1988: 43 Waterville High School students get two-day suspensions for walkout, 1987 crime rise ends 5-year decline, and a snowman (yes, a snowman) melts away in Unity
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