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Jan. 18, 2001: Cocaine use on the rise in Somerset County with recent drug busts in Skowhegan, Jackman, and Madison, tech company lays off 17 in Pittsfield, and Lawrence High School graduate to march in inaugural parade in Washington D.C.
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Jan. 17, 1987: Maine acts to block sale of Hallowell Shoe Co. in effort to safeguard severance pay for over 100 workers, some 72,000 cans of green beans recalled nationwide, and get ready for another snow storm tomorrow
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Jan. 16, 1995: Union woman finds her niche in making her own hand cream, city of Hallowell announces municipal appointments, and local Salvation Army helps family in Chile
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Jan. 15, 1985: Derailment of 80-car freight train on Waterville-Winslow bridge snarls traffic for miles for commuters, and PUC signs 5-week delay on Seabrook nuclear power plant
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Jan. 14, 2002: Winthrop Police Department detective goes down in history, Litchfield officials seek to sell land to neighbor, and local Augusta chapter of Habitat for Humanity needs land to build a new house next summer
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Jan. 13, 1979: ‘Fit as a fiddle’ 94-year-old Sidney man passes his driver’s examination renewal, state upholds dog-license statute which complicates things for Canaan man, and study says ‘pot’ law doesn’t cause more smoking
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Jan. 12, 1987: Woman who lived nearby the Blaine House for last 55 years and never visited before gets chance at Sunday’s open house, up to 14 inches of snow piles on statewide, and the Augusta Civic Center transforms into ‘glitter ballroom’ for governor’s inauguration
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Jan. 11, 2000: Skowhegan Area Middle School starting to show it’s age with roof leaks, cracks, Waterville city planners delay action on new 82-room Hampton Inn off Kennedy Memorial Drive, and Gov. King unveils $280 million state budget
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Jan. 10, 1989: Two Conn. investors hope to create delicatessen products conglomerate in central Maine, educators not thrilled with Gov. McKernan’s extra day proposal, and a man in R.I. wants you to take his land
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