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May 23, 1988: Only 4 school districts out of 150 in Maine have women as top administrators, this Oxford county town and trash hauler are in a dispute, and the Associated Press Broadcasting Association awards contest was held this past weekend
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May 22, 2002: 12-year Augusta special education director wins special honor, Litchfield & Sabbatus areas on high alert for West Nile virus, and fewer and fewer Mainers are identifying as French-Canadian.
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May 21, 1990: Mayor of Soviet Union & delegation will be visiting Waterville in June for a week, 10 injured in car collision on Route 2 in Caanan, and a Kingfield museum acquires a major selection of photographs
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May 20, 2002: Monmouth woman raising money for marrow donor for her nephew, China Planning Board members approve new fuel tank, and the Augusta City Council will look at the proposed budget again tonight
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May 19, 1997: Senior prom at Winslow High School briefly evacuated due to bomb threat called in from local restaurant, motor home destroyed in blaze in Jackman yesterday, and Lakewood Theater begins its 97th season this month
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May 18, 1982: Litchfield Community School trying out double-grade classes to ease space, population crunch, plans for Augusta City Hall/Fort Western museum gets ‘easy’ endorsement from council, and was a recent Maine bridge report ‘overdramatized’?
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May 17, 1996: Murphy, the Pittsfield pooch who became an ’80s canine celebrity’, dies, Republicans in the US House push new budget-balancing plan, and doughnuts and other bakery items are being made once again at Harris Baking Co. in Waterville after a year hiatus
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May 16, 1978: Accidental gunshot sparks flurry of police activity on Eastern Avenue in Augusta, Maine’s ‘largest stolen auto ring’ smashed in Bangor, and high-speed chase in the Belgrade Lakes region kills one or two and injures a state trooper
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May 15, 1990: Students and possibly one adult face felony charges after vandalizing Lawrence High School buildings, US Supreme Court bans blocking abortion clinics, and a English teacher position at a Winslow school has been saved from elimination
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