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Jan. 25, 1962: Augusta Iron Works Plant to be doubled, President Kennedy is ‘in a fighting mood’, and ‘Johnny’ likes to read at Cony High School
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Jan. 24, 1978: Surprise dinner party held for employee’s 40 years of service at Waterville store, Colby outdoor laboratory considered for natural landmark, and ‘snow shoveling can be dangerous’ says doctor
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Jan. 23, 2000: Activists protest abortion outside the State House in Augusta, Unity triplets mourned after fire destroys their home, and Hall-Dale High School focuses on safety
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Jan. 22, 1985: Gay Tolerance Day canceled at Madison High School, Belgrade Road home in Oakland destroyed by fire, and Maine musicians ‘sorry not to play’ in presidential inaugural parade in Washington D.C.
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Jan. 21, 1954: Augusta shop turns out 100 types of signs used throughout Maine, new fire captain for Augusta named, and ice-glazed highways cause injuries in region
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Word on the Street: MLK sculpture controversy a reminder of lists naming the ‘ugliest’ statues, including one in Augusta
The Big Boyz Worker statue on Riverside Drive was once described online as “a physical specimen with a droopy mustache, a big belly, Popeye arms, and a head that’s too big for his body.”
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Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Week 6
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!
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Jan. 20, 1964: Farmington sees 4th fire in four days, Muskie to seek second six-year term in Senate, and ‘human transplant era is near’
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Jan. 19, 1988: Public pitches in to help homeless Dresden family, blazes destroys home of Bowdoinham family, and 47th edition of Maine Agricultural Trades show begins today at the Augusta Civic Center
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