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Feb. 7, 1984: Court may decide if music playing at LaVerdiere’s at JFK Mall in Waterville is legal, state representative Elizabeth Mitchell to run against William Cohen for senate seat, and judge refuses to spare Tucker the dog
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Feb. 6, 1999: Even with loss of 4,500 dairy farms since 1950, Maine produced more milk last year than in 1950 due to advancements, area roads & bridges make DOT’s ‘A-list’, and serious crime in Augusta at a 5-year low
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Feb. 5, 1987: 6-year-old Benton boy survives snowmobile crash, saves father thanks to helmet, Mass. couple file bias charge against town of Belgrade, and the Waterville council juggles a ‘hot potato’
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Feb. 4, 2002: Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVI using demonstration of ‘spirit, determination, and teamwork’, Augusta water utilities look to increase security, and 80-year-old Chelsea retiree walks his way to health, activity
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Feb. 3, 1979: Claude the groundhog from ‘Crazyquilt, Maine’ says get ready for a mild, shorter winter, Gov. Brennan chooses two women for his cabinet, and Maine named in suit over welfare help in some of its towns
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Feb. 2, 1993: Augusta police sergeant upset over bad rap against local force on CBS TV show, yesterday’s snowstorm a surprise to many in the Augusta-area, and 161-year-old State House nearly froze when heating system malfunctioned when temps dropped below zero
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Feb. 1, 2001: Fairfield’s Olde New England Candle expands with purchase of Alfred business, new performing arts center at UMF is getting closer to reality, and six Franklin County woodworkers have been hard at work making a special gift for the State House in Augusta
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Jan. 31, 1989: ‘Computers in schools are not being used’, says director of testing in Maine, civil lawsuit filed challenging special town meeting in China, and painting in farmhouse’s attic in Hinckley goes for $70,000
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Jan. 30, 2002: Road commissioner Harold ‘Red’ Mitchell to end 58 years of service to town of Freedom, former Skowhegan Savings Bank razed in Fairfield, and Burnham man to keep his Boston Post gold cane
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