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July 22, 1965: State presents plan for faster, safer outer Western Ave. in Augusta, Maine State Airport looks to lengthen its runway, and it was a wild night in Athens, Greece as 10,000 demonstrators fought police on the streets amid clouds of teargas
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Third ‘Fool’ novel helps author Richard Russo hold on to his father
‘Somebody’s Fool’ is part of a series that began some 30 years ago and focused on a character based on the Portland author’s father. It goes on sale Tuesday.
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July 21, 2000: Charred remains of house in Winslow to be bulldozed for new VIP Discount Auto Center, Waterville police chief cites difficulties in finding officers, and Marilyn Caravan endorsed as candidate for House District 99 seat
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July 20, 1978: Augusta woman’s emergency call to operator instead of ‘911’ proves ‘fruitless’, around 23 forged licenses were ordered to be given up by Secretary of State’s office, and one reporter’s journey to a Freeport flea market
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‘The Miracle Club’ full of secrets, lost loves, rain
“To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan There are broken hearts here in director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s film and Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager and Joshua D. Maurer’s story. It’s an Irish story, full of secrets, lost loves and rain. It’s about three women, Maggie […]
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Steve Vai, band having greatest time performing instrumental guitar show
It is always fun to reconnect with folks who I’ve chatted with earlier, but none of them have had such a long break between interviews as today’s artist Steve Vai. At age 12 he started taking guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. He has released 23 solo albums and has two fairly new ones out now: […]
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July 19, 1995: Ex-Oakland worker plans to sue town after allegedly illegally firing him, scam artist still wanted after ripping Ripley woman off, and anger enlivens Skowhegan hearing
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July 18, 1985: Monmouth police dog tracks down suspect in just 5 minutes, Kennebec Valley Medical Center opens new 12-bed coronary care center at its Augusta division, and ‘elderly want to feel useful’ according to a new survey released yesterday
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July 17, 1995: Iggy, the 3-foot green iguana, has gone missing in Anson, goose deaths stir the town of Emden, and Pittsfield may hold its own local holiday after drilling a new source of water for town
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