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Oct. 21, 1981: Kennebec County commissioners eye charging communities on a ‘pay as you go’ basis, state board’s tie vote stalls plans for Shaw’s expansion in Augusta, and Hallowell water district customers hear reasons for rate hike
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Oct. 20, 1993: Town of Winslow gets ‘high ratings’ for use of resources according to Texas-based firm, Waterville Planning Board to review study of KMD lanes, and a couple from Texas seem to have escaped injury after van tips over in Palmyra
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‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ clean, corny and harmless, J.P. Devine writes
Cary Grant, who starred in over 51 movies in America, and became the most-beloved actor in movie history before he was an angel in “The Bishop’s Wife,” an ex husband in “Philadelphia Story” or a spy in “Notorious,” and became the most-watched, beloved actor in movie history. Grant was hired in 1944 to play a […]
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Oct. 19, 1987: Japanese rock garden growing slowly at Pine Tree State Arboretum in Augusta, man’s death called homicide in Aroostook County, and 1988 Central Maine International Automobile Show draws 4,128 to the civic center
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Winslow cancels inaugural Fall Fair due to rainy forecast
The town wants to adopt an annual fall festival to bring families to Fort Halifax Park, but the effort will be pushed off for a year following the decision this week to cancel Saturday’s event.
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Composer/pianist Ben Cosgrove to perform solo at Portland concert Oct. 27
CD release show to feature new album ‘Bearings.’
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Oct. 18, 1999: Megabucks players flee as ‘jackpot fatigue’ starting to set in Maine, $154 million long-term borrowing package awaiting Election Day verdict, and Waterville police plans check-ins on elderly, shut-ins
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Oct. 17, 1987: Suspicious fires being investigated inside Sidney boarding home, a Ward 5 councilor is concerned with the way Augusta School Department is doing its financial books, and Augusta making sure you are safe for Halloween
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Oct. 16, 1982: What do Sen. George Mitchell and Garfield the comic strip cat have in common? They both love lasagna. Also, PUC orders probe of alleged CMP cover-up, and anti-government protests continue in Poland
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