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March 10, 1995: Thorndike couple’s 25-acre lot in Clinton was clearcut without their permission, state paper mills want fewer taxes in 1995, and these Skowhegan woman will bike across US
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March 9, 1982: Maine has second highest draft registration in nation says Selective Service, and over $660K worth of Statehouse improvements planned
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March 8, 1979: 3,000 Maine college graduates default on student loans says department, state education board to name 3 nominees, and Pratt & Whitney nets $50M deal
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March 7, 1994: Town of Litchfield to start anew after fire devastates elementary school, representative pondering Senate bid, and new rules will mean more frozen fish in Maine stores
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March 6, 2001: Nor’easter on the way for central Maine with up to two feet expected, Maine Public radio meeting in Waterville delayed, and Cianchette math building opens on MCI campus in Pittsfield
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March 5, 1987: Criminally insane patients now housed in locked ward at Augusta Mental Health Institute, Maranacook Community School’s roof problems to be studied, and the pay phone business is going so well that Maine business owners pushing for deregulation of them
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March 4, 1997: Bill allowing medical use of pot heard in Augusta, city gets one step closer to acquiring Kennebec Arsenal from state, and Welsh-born Richmond man granted US citizenship after 13-year fight
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March 3, 2005: Unity soldier fighting for his life in N.Y. hospital as other Maine troops arrive back home, and Somerset County deals with overcrowding at county jail
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March 2, 1984: Chlorination is cheapest way to combat Gardiner sewer’s odor problem, Belgrade voters get ready for annual town meeting, and veteran 21-year Augusta guidance counselor to leave school
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