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Aug. 31, 1983: Archaeologist find toe bone revealing man might have been in Gardiner area 10,500 to 11,500 years ago, sewer grant spells 30 jobs in Farmington, and from shoe to purse in Skowhegan
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Aug. 30, 2001: School is back in session for most in central Maine, Manchester’s tax rate still unknown, and Hallowell’s council names a new town manager
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Aug. 29, 1973: 190-year-old wooden frame church near Industry goes up in flames after being struck by lightning, and Waterville area struck by thunderstorms overnight as some lose power for 2 hours
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Aug. 28, 1985: Winslow couple sues town over their well going dry, long wait is over for the Gwilym Roberts family, and the writing is on the wall, literally, at Waterville High School
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Aug. 27, 1992: 6-acre island in middle of Cobbossee Lake could be dream come true for Kennebec Land Trust, Augusta council feeling ‘overwhelmed’ about contest winners, and China panel denies mobile home ruiling appeal
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Aug. 26, 1974: Tires of 27 cars, trucks punctured by vandals in Waterville last night, Scott Paper Co. directors sign contracts, and some 167 eye specialists were at Colby College this past weekend including one veterinarian
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Aug. 25, 2001: $8.2 million dollar winner of lottery in Winthrop is… a trust? Also, dozens testify in Augusta for DHS’s handling of child-protective cases
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Aug. 24, 1985: Pilot is OK after single-engine plane flips at Waterville airport, Maine removes stone blockade from antique shop in Fairfield, and these French foreign exchange students visiting central Maine are eager for more
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Aug. 23, 1991: Belgrade farm to be ‘home’ to massive influx of sewage, and a waste disposal plan at two Chelsea farms is upsetting neighbors
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