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On This Date
June 2, 1987: Manchester students get up close look at U.S. Constitution, proposed $5 million Belgrade subdivision gets new life, and Gardiner Shop ‘n Save reopens in wake of severe flooding in April 1987
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June 1, 1991: Casco lawmaker arrested for allegedly assaulting Waterville woman in her apartment, three juveniles are suspects in Newport Junior High School arson, and a new move might keep the Loring Air Force Base open in Aroostook County
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May 31, 1984: Father of convicted Augusta burglar to pay $32,000 in restitution fees following break-ins at three public schools, new solid waste facility for Waterville-Winslow pondered, and The Beach Boys have fun fun fun in Augusta
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May 30, 1975: Jackman drug rehab center allegedly violated Fair Labor Act, Belgrade votes to take dump site, and German press call Frank Sinatra ‘super-gangster’
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May 29, 1986: $20,000 in camp loot from thefts in Belgrade, China and Albion recovered by police, U.S. Dept. of Energy cancels its search for high-level nuclear waste repository in Maine, and Skowhegan fabricator gets some good news about his loan
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May 28, 1996: Half-sisters to meet for first time in Winthrop, voters have the chance to computerize libraries across Maine, and old name, new home for Augusta House
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May 27, 1978: Augusta investigator says ‘bird-killing corn’ requires permit before use, cultural affairs group may give town of Starks new lease on life, and Colby College graduates its largest class ever at 420
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May 26, 1983: Attorneys continue to haggle over Cumberland Farms store building in Gardiner, SAD 16 budget OK’d without ‘a word of dissent’, and fire damages garage and storage building in Augusta last night
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May 25, 1995: Momma Baldacci’s Italian Restaurant set to reopen in Madison after around 2 year hiatus, full-time Oakland police officers may need to have college degree in order to be on force, and area students accepted into new Limestone magnet school await fate of school
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