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Dec. 29, 1993: Hallowell restaurant owner ‘grudgingly’ partially removes roof of his structure in ordinance with court order, Augusta-area homeless shelters are empty or below capacity, and are two competing bridal shows coming to Augusta?
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Dec. 28, 1977: Waterville Area Humane Society to move to brand new shelter on Drummond Avenue next month, Winslow town manager candidates narrowed from 53 to five, and a Pittsfield hotel & restaurant is back on the public bidding block
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Dec. 27, 1986: Hallowell postman to retire after 31 years on the job, new water system for Readfield Corner area expected next summer, and the Kennebec Valley YMCA to entertain overnight on New Year’s
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Dec. 26, 1995: New mandatory seat belt law goes into effect tomorrow in Maine, Mainers enjoyed a sunny mild Christmas Day yesterday, and new techniques are being introduced for brain surgery at Mid-Maine Medical Center in Waterville
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Dec. 24, 1969: Power failures are widespread across central Maine after ‘staggering’ ice storm, and special section of legislature to consider $5 million in appropriations
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Dec. 23, 1976: Second bridge to span Waterville-Winslow needed by late 1980s says Maine DOT, Augusta council touts Winslow man for state job, and managers at local department stores say this will be a big year for toys
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Dec. 22, 1998: Consultants suggest changing the rotaries and adding modern transit system in Augusta, EnvisioNet coming to Augusta and bringing hundreds of jobs, and it will be a brown Christmas for a lot of Mainers
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Dec. 21, 1987: Waterville, Lewiston, and Orono lost the most amount of people between 1980-86 according to new study, Franklin Memorial Hospital patients will need permission to smoke inside rooms, and Hinckley School asks help for fire victims
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Dec. 20, 1996: Ex-medics sue Winthrop saying town owes them money, longtime selectman from Jefferson is retiring after 34 years, and a cookbook ‘dedicated to all the children of Windsor’ is out now
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