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On This Date
Oct. 27, 1976: Social Security contribution base will increase to $16,500 next year, GOP candidate for senate spends $700,000 out of pocket on his campaign, and a sewage treatment facility for some schools in Maine will have to wait
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Oct. 25, 1993: Waterville hospital to offer free X-ray screening of any kid’s candy for Halloween, residents from Troy reject land swap in special town meeting, and are changes in the air in St. Albans?
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Oct. 24, 2007: Wardens cracking down on ATVs cruising around Sebasticook Lake in Newport, Turnpike Authority rejects toll study, and good gourd, check out all these pumpkins in Farmington!
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Oct. 23, 1974: Thieves rob South China country store two nights ago and walk away with $70, Maine’s new school finance scheme is ‘underfunded’ by more than $15 million, and Waterville man sentenced for two deaths
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Oct. 22, 1997: A ‘wheely strange’ dump truck mishap takes place on West River Road in Waterville, city allows waterfront land sale, and ‘brain to brain’ tour has officially ended
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Oct. 21, 1986: Kennebec County legislator writes angry letter to county commissioners alleging ‘gross overspending’ by sheriff, sex abuse victims seek compensation, and landfill discussion on Winthrop agenda tonight
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Oct. 20, 1990: Skowhegan radio station, cable services, and thousands of Central Maine Power customers without power due to high winds, and Skowhegan’s town manager receives Maine Municipal Association Award
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Oct. 19, 2004: Maine Savings Federal Credit Union held up by two men in North Vassalboro, doctors urge elderly to get 2nd flu shot, and Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz comes up big for team during ALCS championship
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Oct. 18, 1989: Augusta’s Calumet Club found in violation of Maine Human Rights Acts, Waterville City Council reinstates improvement funds, and this United Way volunteer has a special reason for donating
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