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Sept. 14, 1996: Gardiner fire chief says O.C. Woodman building in violation of several codes and poses danger, Litchfield to decide police agency’s fate, and an Augusta painter parodies the noted
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Sept. 13, 1989: Burnsie’s Sandwich Shop in Augusta and Big G’s in Winslow go head-to-head in deli duel, Waterville races to secure contractor to renovate opera house, and Oakland residents get lowdown on $10M plans for high school
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Sept. 12, 2000: Legislators want to know the progress of replacing Augusta mental health hospital, referendum to decide SAD 16 housing for grades 3-5, and Al Gore to bunk overnight in Lewiston
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Sept. 11, 1987: ‘Mart cart’ makes it’s debut at Shop ‘n Save in Waterville, republicans in Waterville aim for full slate of candidates in November’s election, and the Clinton Lions Agricultural Fair is back and in full swing
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Sept. 10, 1994: UMA instructor goes from student to faculty member, 10,000 bikers to zoom through Augusta for Toy Run, and O.J. Simpson escapes death penalty
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Sept. 9, 1976: Meet Gertrude, a young Amazon parrot who spends her time at a Waterville pet shop, talk slated on organizing a Jaycee unit in Newport, and Waterville police many items stolen from a parked vehicle yesterday
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Sept. 8, 1998: East side-west side commuter rail shuttle proposed for Augusta, St. Augustine catholic school’s science lab modernized, and police in Maine are returning to schools as a deterrent
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Sept. 7, 1984: Eight indicted in undercover drug operation in Franklin County, ‘sacred cows’ defended in school debate, and a judge bars Maine State Police from soliciting advertisements in magazine ‘The Maine Trooper’
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Sept. 6, 1995: Gardiner Area High School addition gets OK from state, Winthrop woman takes her harassment case to rights panel, and high school friends save kid from drowning at Acadia National Park
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