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Showcasing what happened in the Skowhegan-area on this date for the week of August 26-Sept. 2. Visit Centralmaine.com/archive to view nearly 200 years’ worth of history at your fingertips.

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Aug. 26, 1974: Tires of 27 cars, trucks punctured by vandals in Waterville last night, Scott Paper Co. directors sign contracts, and some 167 eye specialists were at Colby College this past weekend including one veterinarian

J.P. Devine Podcast: Three cheers for the red, white and blue

J.P. Devine Podcast: She’s got a ticket to ride

Aug. 25, 2001: $8.2 million dollar winner of lottery in Winthrop is… a trust? Also, dozens testify in Augusta for DHS’s handling of child-protective cases

Aug. 24, 1985: Pilot is OK after single-engine plane flips at Waterville airport, Maine removes stone blockade from antique shop in Fairfield, and these French foreign exchange students visiting central Maine are eager for more

Aug. 23, 1991: Belgrade farm to be ‘home’ to massive influx of sewage, and a waste disposal plan at two Chelsea farms is upsetting neighbors

Aug. 22, 1979: Several Kennebec County Jail inmates ‘destroy new toilets’ installed this past spring, education commissioner says ‘no need’ for 4 day school weeks, and Maine’s new Dairy Princess gets down and dirty milking a cow

The Way It Was in Skowhegan: Week of August 26-Sept. 2

Aug. 21, 1989: The gypsy moth caterpillars might be making a comeback this year in central Maine, Hallowell shed site plan to be changed, and an Augusta city worker just received a hero award

Aug. 20, 2001: Owners of JFK Mall in Waterville want to develop lot behind L.L. Bean call center, Hempstock festival in Starks goes off without issues, and stem-cell research takes look at adults