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Feb. 21, 1977: Kennebec County produces estimated 76,800 tons of trash each year says study, gonorrhea cases dip in Maine, and Dexter fire victim remains hospitalized after fire swept through a two-family tenant building
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Feb. 20, 2002: New Kennebec County regional dispatch center could save towns thousands of dollars, says commissioners, Vienna’s bicentennial celebration starts today, and meet Miso, a cashmere goat in Mount Vernon
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Feb. 19, 1987: USDA report that has people ‘clucking’ over spoiled chicken is no cause for alarm says Maine scientist, Corbett Farms subdivision in Winslow readied for final hearing, and Thursday nights are going to be busy nights in Fairfield twice a month
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Feb. 18, 2004: Kennebec Rail Trail needs $160,000 to finish last leg of project by 2006, railroad overpass in Augusta continues to be problem for trucks, and Kennebec County EMS gets 14 new defibrillators
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Feb. 17, 1988: Proposed $1.8 million Skowhegan rec center plans get boost, second Waterville-Winslow bridge endorsed by state, and reserve officer for Oakland Police Department joins Waterville force
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Feb. 16, 1999: SAD 47 students in Belgrade say school bus is making them sick, Rite Aid competition originating from Augusta to benefit Mainers, and a bill to allow private burial services at the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery facing opposition
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Feb. 15, 1985: Eight Waterville teachers notify superintendent that they plan on taking early retirement, Waterville bank renovating six-unit apartment in city’s South End, and Oakland ‘look-a-like’ drug dealer gets jail term
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Feb. 14, 1992: Farmingdale woman who needs new lungs gets OK to pack bags for Pittsburgh, Democratic nominee for president Charles Woods speaks in Augusta, and Erskine Academy tops in central Maine math contest
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Feb. 13, 2004: Former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite fields questions for Thomas College students in phone interview, Waterville man arrested in child porn case, and town of Wilton offered G.H. Bass building for $1.00
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