Ben Pinette

Skygazers were treated to a rare lunar trifecta Tuesday night, with a harvest moon, supermoon and partial lunar eclipse all occurring on the same night, as pictured from Waterville. All photos by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.

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Sept. 23, 1977: 1st annual Common Ground Fair kicks off today in Litchfield, controversy erupts over sanitary landfill possibly opening in Whitefield, and antiquers will want to come to Manchester this weekend

J.P. Devine Podcast: I couldn’t sit still in my bushes for 12 hours

Sept. 22, 1990: Border patrol trolls for ‘aliens’ in Sidney, up to 6 students from Skowhegan Area High School will be charged with trafficking drugs, and is the US headed for another war?

Sept. 21, 1979: Gardiner restaurant owner wins victory in fight to block his deportation, Gardiner mayor won’t seek re-election, and Spot & Prissy seek higher ground!

Sept. 20, 2001: A Dunkin’ Donuts eatery in Waterville is the site of flag controversy, New Balance in Skowhegan to send $1 million to support those affected by 9/11, and Sen. George Mitchell mourns those lost in 9/11 in New York City

Sept. 19, 1985: Christian Civic League announces ‘all-out war on pornography’ in Maine, and state joins 30 others in enacting ‘living will’ legislation law

The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of Sept. 23-30

Photos: Supermoon shines bright in Waterville

Sept. 18, 1993: What’s the best site for a manure lagoon in China? This man can help pinpoint the best location. Also, Fairfield school hit with fine from DEP and lightning strikes twice for this pilot in Skowhegan

Sept. 17, 1977: Chubby Checker and Fats Domino slated to perform at Augusta Civic Center on Oct. 30, west side rotary traffic in Augusta to be affected by paving job, and modern farming complicates a lakes problem locally