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July 16, 1982: ‘Pooper scooper’ law proposed in Augusta, 21-year-old college senior wins Augusta golf championship, and we take a look at a ‘forgotten trail’ between Hallowell and Eroll, N.H.
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July 15, 1991: Group of about 200 gather in Madison for belief in ‘higher force’, and new jet-powered boat in Farmington may help in rescues
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July 14, 1987: Whitefield resident turns up evidence that Fort Halifax artifacts made it to Casco Bay, Sen. George Mitchell lectures North on patriotism, and Augusta Board of Education chairman loses some authority
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July 13, 1966: 100-year-old wooden water main uncovered in downtown Waterville, GOP national official from Aroostook County dies in her sleep, and we’re ‘not over hump yet’ with peace in Vietnam says Secretary of State
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July 12, 1994: Fla. driver finds wallet from 1977 belonging to Augusta man in pond, town of Chelsea gets $150,000 from bonding company, and Winthrop sets vote on new high school
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July 11, 1974: It’s been a bad strawberry season, says local farmers, arson breaks out at Fairfield home, and local food costs keep rising ‘several cents’
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July 10, 1991: Hallowell’s citizen of the year has ‘devoted her life’ to the city, plane lands safely in ‘routine emergency’ at Augusta airport, and Mr. Paperback wants you to start thinking about Christmas… in July
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July 9, 2008: ‘Major destruction’ discovered at Unity ceremony and church, $500,000 loan pursued to renovate Waterville Senior High School, and every MIFF goer needs one
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July 8, 1975: Winthrop visitor wins $10,000 lottery prize, new study finds one in every five Maine residents is poor without adequate income, housing and transportation, and agreement reached on repairs of Olde Federal Building in Augusta
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