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Jan. 12, 1987: Woman who lived nearby the Blaine House for last 55 years and never visited before gets chance at Sunday’s open house, up to 14 inches of snow piles on statewide, and the Augusta Civic Center transforms into ‘glitter ballroom’ for governor’s inauguration
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Jan. 11, 2000: Skowhegan Area Middle School starting to show it’s age with roof leaks, cracks, Waterville city planners delay action on new 82-room Hampton Inn off Kennedy Memorial Drive, and Gov. King unveils $280 million state budget
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Jan. 10, 1989: Two Conn. investors hope to create delicatessen products conglomerate in central Maine, educators not thrilled with Gov. McKernan’s extra day proposal, and a man in R.I. wants you to take his land
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Jan. 9, 2001: Water-main leak forces 48 to evacuate from Somerset County Jail in Skowhegan, Waterville school board agrees to formulate laptop policy, and it’s a ‘Mid-Summer Night’s Dream’ in January in Madison
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Jan. 8, 1974: One of Augusta’s oldest landmarks, the Augusta House, to be torn down to make new bank, Gov. Curtis requests AMTRAK service from Boston to Bangor, and a sleigh ride with Thumper
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Jan. 7, 1993: Skowhegan Post Office to plans Elvis gala complete with 29 cent commemorative stamps, U.S. and its allies give Bagdad a 48 hour ultimatum, and Gov. McKernan unveils restructuring plan for agencies
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Jan. 6, 2006: Consultant comes up new traffic design for Cony Circle in Augusta, SAD 11 adopts new busing plan, and new $400,000 grant goes toward suicide prevention for students in Knox, Sagadahoc and Piscataquis counties
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Jan. 5, 1988: Oakland business owner donates $30,000 for new Waterville police radios, storm drops 6 inches of snow in the region, and was a diabetic Winslow woman alone when she vanished two weeks ago?
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Jan. 4, 1997: 1997 is going to stink literally for some living near the Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta, traffic jams growing in Augusta, Waterville as communal commuting starts to grow, and four major state officer sworn in at State House in Augusta
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