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Feb. 27, 1987: Maine Central Railroad closes its Waterville repair shops for good, new bill in Maine Legislature would allow for lump payment for Megabucks winners, and 10-minute oil change service maybe coming to Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville in future
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Feb. 26, 2003: Vienna may drop its one town police officer and contract with Kennebec Sheriff’s Office, Augusta to test private wells near landfill, and can the Buker Middle School be saved from the latest budget ax?
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Feb. 25, 1975: Canaan dairyman plans to challenge Edmund Muskie for Senate in 1976, C.F. Hathaway Co. in Waterville launches sales drive, and lecturer at UMaine in Orono talks about his role in ‘Watergate’
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Feb. 24, 1994: ‘Augusta schools should focus on quality’ says parents, Winthrop’s new communications center opens and it’s ‘high-tech’, and Maine Public Television Plus gets added to cable lineups in the Augusta area
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Feb. 23, 1988: Former Waterville doctor, Dr. Charles Edwin Towne, dies at his home in Fla. at age of 81, Jay pupils carry their protest all the way to State House in Augusta, and the Swaggart broadcasts will go on as planned on Maine TV stations for now
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Feb. 22, 1997: Randolph homeowner to sue town after sewage overflows in her home, former Democratic aide Kenneth Allen denied bail in domestic assault incident, and the empire strikes gold in Augusta
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Feb. 21, 1977: Kennebec County produces estimated 76,800 tons of trash each year says study, gonorrhea cases dip in Maine, and Dexter fire victim remains hospitalized after fire swept through a two-family tenant building
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Feb. 20, 2002: New Kennebec County regional dispatch center could save towns thousands of dollars, says commissioners, Vienna’s bicentennial celebration starts today, and meet Miso, a cashmere goat in Mount Vernon
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Feb. 19, 1987: USDA report that has people ‘clucking’ over spoiled chicken is no cause for alarm says Maine scientist, Corbett Farms subdivision in Winslow readied for final hearing, and Thursday nights are going to be busy nights in Fairfield twice a month
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