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June 19, 2004: Oh deer! Rampaging animal stunned this Augusta worker in garage, preparations beginning for reuse of Augusta Mental Health Institute buildings, and Maine senators say veterans deserve more benefits
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June 18, 1994: Fayette man pushing for his home-schooled daughter to graduate at local school, 16-year-old Winthrop boy having a tough time finding a job, and O.J. Simpson was hunted down and captured in his driveway in Los Angeles yesterday
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June 17, 1986: Consultant says parking garage is best way to meet demand of downtown parking Gardiner, proposed Winthrop Island Park condominium deliberations begin, and these two local teachers are semifinalists in Maine’s Teacher of the Year award
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June 16, 1997: Sidney man who is raising two little girls on his own says ‘thank god’ for grandparents, a homicide suspect has been brought back to Maine, and meet this state purchaser who shops around for good deals on just about anything
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June 15, 1984: State testing fails to uncover link between five cases of childhood leukemia diagnosed in Belgrade since 1975, Central Maine Power looks to hike rate in next 5 years, and local ministers want Cony students to study religion
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June 14, 1993: Winslow baseball, softball teams, Skowhegan softball team all state champions, family from Strong graduates 3, and missing Bowdoin man found in woods near Caratunk
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June 13, 2001: Students at SAD 11 in Gardiner quadruple their goal of reading 1 million pages aside from regular studies, Readfield to decide on nature preserve, and La-Z-Boy’s are on sale at a local Augusta business
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June 12, 1985: 35 LaVerdiere’s Winslow distribution center employees balk at signing pamphlet, over 30 firefighters respond to woods fire in Fairfield, and this Rome resident is getting the taste of state police life
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June 11, 2003: Augusta residents overwhelmingly vote to close Buker Middle School, $60 million bond issue pitched by Gov. Baldacci backed by voters, and Maine House upholds governor’s veto of fingerprinting bill
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