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Jan. 8, 1974: One of Augusta’s oldest landmarks, the Augusta House, to be torn down to make new bank, Gov. Curtis requests AMTRAK service from Boston to Bangor, and a sleigh ride with Thumper
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Jan. 7, 1993: Skowhegan Post Office to plans Elvis gala complete with 29 cent commemorative stamps, U.S. and its allies give Bagdad a 48 hour ultimatum, and Gov. McKernan unveils restructuring plan for agencies
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Jan. 6, 2006: Consultant comes up new traffic design for Cony Circle in Augusta, SAD 11 adopts new busing plan, and new $400,000 grant goes toward suicide prevention for students in Knox, Sagadahoc and Piscataquis counties
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Jan. 5, 1988: Oakland business owner donates $30,000 for new Waterville police radios, storm drops 6 inches of snow in the region, and was a diabetic Winslow woman alone when she vanished two weeks ago?
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Jan. 4, 1997: 1997 is going to stink literally for some living near the Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta, traffic jams growing in Augusta, Waterville as communal commuting starts to grow, and four major state officer sworn in at State House in Augusta
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Jan. 3, 1978: Paul R. LaVerdiere will become Waterville’s 40th mayor tonight, city officials to meet with airport consultants on $54,000 plan for Robert LaFleur airport, and cost of road salt up 14 percent
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Jan. 2, 2001: Meet Todd Matthew McKay Jr. of South Gardiner, the first baby of the new millennium, United Way of Kennebec Valley to honor Sylvia Lund, and barbers are aging in Maine and working hard to keep up
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Jan. 1, 1981: Waterville, area towns lose out in annual dump sweepstakes, CMP wants to shift its Mason Station in Wiscasset from oil to coal, and you can send Maine to a friend
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Dec. 31, 1996: New chickadee license plates coming to all Maine cars beginning July 1, 1999, Nynex & Bell Atlantic telephone companies to merge, and it’s either a cab or a night in jail this New Year’s Eve
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