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On This Date
June 29, 1989: Puzzled residents want to fix ‘slipped’ boundary on the Madison-Skowhegan line, Plymouth disaster drill brings surprise, and abortion opponents expect mixed court ruling in Augusta
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June 28, 1978: Augusta woman accused of firing gun at Gardiner dispatcher & threatening Waterville officer pleads guilty in court, residents come together to help Monmouth theater, and it’s strawberry season at a farm on Rices Rips Road in Waterville
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June 27, 1990: New ‘secret’ way of voting for town of Wayne has some folks up in arms, new state rules will prevent summer cottage conversions, and plans underway for new DMV on Piggery Road in East Augusta
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June 26, 2002: Nonprofit organization plans to buy C.F. Hathaway shirt company in Waterville, Fairfield residents let their voice be heard about a casino in town, and the 2nd congressional district recount begins in Augusta
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June 25, 1985: Could Elm Street in Hallowell someday look radically different? That’s what one local businessman wants to do to dead-end street. Also, rollover in Sidney hospitalizes one and meet this year’s jalapeño eating champion in Bar Harbor
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June 24, 1992: To save money, Waterville traffic lights will turn red or yellow between midnight to 6 a.m. daily, the connection between Waterville’s sister city Kotlas, Russia is growing, and meet ‘Chuck’ LeBlanc, a massage therapist with a message
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June 23, 1989: Readfield selectmen want a mobile home along Route 17 declared unsafe by a judge, and the three-day New England Vaudeville Festival begins tonight
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June 22, 2000: Check out this shark caught by a Cornville man near Casco Bay in Portland, event organizers of Norrridgewock event have high hopes, and the Waterville 2000-01 city budget has been approved
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June 21, 1983: National Weather Service hot and dryer-than-average summer is better for health, men are entitled to pregnancy benefits too says Supreme Court, and this Augusta group lets incest victims vent anger
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