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Oct. 18, 1999: Megabucks players flee as ‘jackpot fatigue’ starting to set in Maine, $154 million long-term borrowing package awaiting Election Day verdict, and Waterville police plans check-ins on elderly, shut-ins
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Oct. 17, 1987: Suspicious fires being investigated inside Sidney boarding home, a Ward 5 councilor is concerned with the way Augusta School Department is doing its financial books, and Augusta making sure you are safe for Halloween
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Oct. 16, 1982: What do Sen. George Mitchell and Garfield the comic strip cat have in common? They both love lasagna. Also, PUC orders probe of alleged CMP cover-up, and anti-government protests continue in Poland
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Oct. 15, 2005: Madison Area High School cancels homecoming festivities due to bomb threat, Bingham Hardware store sold, to be renamed as ‘Valley Building Supplies’, and fumes from household trash containers send two city workers to the hospital
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Oct. 14, 1997: Augusta, other cities struggle with ‘capital city syndrome’, dental-care lawsuit filed for 9 poor, rural youths, and 44 million US retires are about to get a ‘tiny’ increase in benefits
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Oct. 13, 1987: DEP seeks ban of dumping snow in rivers & streams, Colby College DJs push an airway alternative, and will a Chamber of Commerce building at Head of Falls in Waterville enhance the riverfront
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Owner of Nebraska drive-in theater purchases former Skowhegan Drive-In sign
The Skowhegan sign will be transported to Alliance, Nebraska, where it will be displayed in some fashion at a drive-in there.