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Jan. 21, 1978: Two boy scouts use rescue techniques they learned to save life of 8-year-old Augusta girl, Hall-Dale High School students hear stories of convicts at Maine State Prison, and a nor’easter is bringing things to standstill in central Maine
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Jan. 21, 1978: Two boy scouts use rescue techniques they learned to save life of 8-year-old Augusta girl, Hall-Dale High School students hear stories of convicts at Maine State Prison, and a nor’easter is bringing things to standstill in central Maine
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Jan. 20, 1998: 11 days later, last house in Skowhegan regains power after ‘great’ 1998 ice storm, Madison Shop ‘n Save workers treated following Feon gas leak, and Alfond youth center topic of discussion tonight in Waterville
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Jan. 19, 1981: Randolph may turn off its 124 street lights to reduce town’s electricity costs, premature baby in Dover-Foxcroft got a special helicopter ride to hospital in Lewiston, and a roadside spring in Wayne continues to flow after nearby construction threatened it
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Jan. 18, 2001: Cocaine use on the rise in Somerset County with recent drug busts in Skowhegan, Jackman, and Madison, tech company lays off 17 in Pittsfield, and Lawrence High School graduate to march in inaugural parade in Washington D.C.
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Jan. 17, 1987: Maine acts to block sale of Hallowell Shoe Co. in effort to safeguard severance pay for over 100 workers, some 72,000 cans of green beans recalled nationwide, and get ready for another snow storm tomorrow
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Jan. 16, 1995: Union woman finds her niche in making her own hand cream, city of Hallowell announces municipal appointments, and local Salvation Army helps family in Chile
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Jan. 15, 1985: Derailment of 80-car freight train on Waterville-Winslow bridge snarls traffic for miles for commuters, and PUC signs 5-week delay on Seabrook nuclear power plant
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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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