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Oct. 9, 2002: Two inmates from Kennebec County Jail help control Pine Tree Cabin fire, power failure sidelines Skowhegan-area activity for 2,700, and Mid-State woes obscures need for machinists
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Oct. 8, 1983: 1800s home next to Randolph town office to be torn down later this month, minor earthquake rumbles Augusta area that’s said to have started in western Mass., and a Maine newspaper has been accused of slander
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Oct. 7, 1991: Fire in Waterville’s South End levels building late at night, Rome teenager studying mice at Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, and the question how Maine should set its transportation priorities is Question 1 on the Nov. 5 ballot
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Oct. 6, 2000: Executive director of Kennebec Valley Council of Governments set to retire after more than 30 years on the job, new sporting goods store to open in Winthrop, and selectmen are worried about Starling Hall in Fayette
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Oct. 5, 1987: A peak into the future of Waterville’s downtown, teaching AIDS to students posing ‘prickly problems’, and early shutdown of Maine Yankee atomic plant would pose no impact on Maine as site of nuclear waste site says new report
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Oct. 4, 2002: Augusta woman sues after falling off her sofa at her apartment, legislative budget projected to increase 14 percent, and national VA budget won’t be enough for Togus facility says official
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Oct. 3, 1975: Wilton to get first solar sewage plant in United States, Gov. Longley reiterates support for law on hangun control, and wholesale prices increase 0.6 percent nationwide
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Oct. 2, 1993: Engineer says State House in Augusta may be unsafe, federal tax on gasoline and diesel fuel climbs 4.3 cents a gallon, and some parents in Jefferson complain school is ‘lacking’
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