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On This Date
Aug. 28, 1985: Winslow couple sues town over their well going dry, long wait is over for the Gwilym Roberts family, and the writing is on the wall, literally, at Waterville High School
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Aug. 27, 1992: 6-acre island in middle of Cobbossee Lake could be dream come true for Kennebec Land Trust, Augusta council feeling ‘overwhelmed’ about contest winners, and China panel denies mobile home ruiling appeal
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Aug. 26, 1974: Tires of 27 cars, trucks punctured by vandals in Waterville last night, Scott Paper Co. directors sign contracts, and some 167 eye specialists were at Colby College this past weekend including one veterinarian
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Aug. 25, 2001: $8.2 million dollar winner of lottery in Winthrop is… a trust? Also, dozens testify in Augusta for DHS’s handling of child-protective cases
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Aug. 24, 1985: Pilot is OK after single-engine plane flips at Waterville airport, Maine removes stone blockade from antique shop in Fairfield, and these French foreign exchange students visiting central Maine are eager for more
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Aug. 23, 1991: Belgrade farm to be ‘home’ to massive influx of sewage, and a waste disposal plan at two Chelsea farms is upsetting neighbors
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Aug. 22, 1979: Several Kennebec County Jail inmates ‘destroy new toilets’ installed this past spring, education commissioner says ‘no need’ for 4 day school weeks, and Maine’s new Dairy Princess gets down and dirty milking a cow
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Aug. 21, 1989: The gypsy moth caterpillars might be making a comeback this year in central Maine, Hallowell shed site plan to be changed, and an Augusta city worker just received a hero award
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Aug. 20, 2001: Owners of JFK Mall in Waterville want to develop lot behind L.L. Bean call center, Hempstock festival in Starks goes off without issues, and stem-cell research takes look at adults
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