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Dec. 26, 1985: Church brightens Christmas for 250 with hot meal in Waterville, settlement reached in 6-year dispute at Oak Grove-Coburn School in Vassalboro, and we go behind-the-scenes at how the pizza is made at Domino’s
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Dec. 24, 1964: Two burned in explosion-fed fire in Augusta, two makers counting on a ‘hep’ Santa, and Pope Paul VI gives a Christmas wish
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Dec. 23, 1946: Three men die in Anson & Waterville fires, Maine college population is two-thirds vets, and Maine’s own flying Santa is ready to go
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Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Week 2
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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Dec. 22, 1992: Somerset County honors fallen deputy sheriff, an Oakland mobile home park will be auctioned, and students from Fairfield Primary School organize a human chair for a good cause
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Dec. 21, 1971: Townsend Road home damaged by fire in Augusta, glee club to perform Christmas carols at Williams Junior High School in Oakland, and this bread pudding is elegant
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Dec. 20, 1966: About $50 worth of clothes stolen from laundromat in Waterville, 40-ton ‘package boiler’ arrives at Keyes Fibre Co., and 2-year-old miniature poodle was rescued from heavy traffic in Waterville
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Dec. 19, 1990: Augusta mayor says ‘get ready for the crunch’, new day care center in Belgrade eyed, and Maranacook provides food, presents and entertainment for those in need
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Dec. 18, 1972: Custodian at Waterville Sr. High School stricken by possible heart attack from shoveling snow, 22-year-old man does ‘splits’ at local tavern and pays price, and Christmas held at Riverview Manor
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