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On This Date
Sept. 7, 2000: Chelsea woman who has multiple sclerosis suing Funtown U.S.A. for $2 million, Kennebec Historical Society to show old photographs during open house, and Fayette’s got a lot of junk apparently
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Sept. 6, 1976: ‘Now you see it, now you don’t’ for one white rabbit who mysteriously disappears in Augusta, Muskie studies traces electricity use in Maine, and how to get rid of bats and more
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Sept. 5, 1992: Expanded parking lot for Augusta House of Pancakes put on hold, Chelsea man wants to aid Hurricane Andrew victims, and Augusta schools becoming child care centers for kids after school
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Sept. 4, 1981: More than 50 fill Oakland town office to balk at downtown redesign plans, Oak Grove-Coburn School sale snag gets resolved, and ‘look’ of new fascia at Waterville Junior High debated
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Sept. 3, 1999: Maine driver’s licenses are going digital, Winthrop Town Council votes to ban personal watercrafts on Little Cobbossee Lake but not other ponds, and the Sand Hill food bank in Augusta is getting a ‘reprieve’
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Sept. 2, 1978: This central Maine contractor is writing his own chapter on making use of solar energy, Waterville mayor Paul LaVeriere says to get involved, and balloon rides being offered at Elm Plaza in Waterville for Labor Day
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Sept. 1, 1995: Megabucks Man Steve Thomas helps celebrates 10th anniversary of lottery in Maine, Richmond may get a bilingual boarding home, and Gov. King orders ban on most outdoor fires
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Aug. 31, 1983: Archaeologist find toe bone revealing man might have been in Gardiner area 10,500 to 11,500 years ago, sewer grant spells 30 jobs in Farmington, and from shoe to purse in Skowhegan
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Aug. 30, 2001: School is back in session for most in central Maine, Manchester’s tax rate still unknown, and Hallowell’s council names a new town manager
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