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On This Date
Nov. 28, 1990: Attorney says ‘outrageous’ conditions being put on new Readfield subdivision, Augusta Board of Education to take up what to do about lawsuit, and a municipal bond bank to build three-story office in Augusta
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Nov. 27, 2001: Madison votes to send bottles to Ken-A-Set in Waterville, vandals hit Vassalboro holiday light display, and Oakland Town Council to review FirstPark services at upcoming meeting
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Nov. 26, 1982: State keeping a close eye on acid rain, pint-sized pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Augusta, and the firewood business is still smoldering in Maine
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Nov. 25, 1995: Bingham church buries time capsule to be opened in 2095, police say Sidney teen drove drunk, and state’s largest turkey farm in New Sharon getting ready for busy season
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Nov. 24, 2002: Friends, family help pay the bills for a Richmond woman’s new kidney, Maine native Joyce Chiittick hits Broadway in NYC, and it’s all about cheeseburgers for J.P. Devine
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Nov. 23, 1988: Fairfield man may be tried for ‘de-lobstering’ plates, panel endorses $12.4 million in additional income-tax cuts, and a church in Waterville is offering Thanksgiving 5 days a week
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Nov. 22, 1975: Fate of Nash School in Augusta still yet to be determined, window-smashing assault on local businesses in Augusta spreads to east side, and an Augusta man is sentenced to 364 days in jail for assaulting a five-year old boy
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Nov. 21, 1995: Norridgewock town manager quits, calling town a ‘haven of hate’, six-day government shutdown comes to an end in Maine, and Waterville students, parents agree on ‘internet etiquette’
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Nov. 20, 1982: National economy hitting Augusta-area restaurants hard with closures, state bucks jobless rate, and an 86-year-old Readfield woman’s mittens are keeping student’s hands warm
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