Oct. 6, 2000: Executive director of Kennebec Valley Council of Governments set to retire after more than 30 years on the job, new sporting goods store to open in Winthrop, and selectmen are worried about Starling Hall in Fayette

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Oct. 5, 1987: A peak into the future of Waterville’s downtown, teaching AIDS to students posing ‘prickly problems’, and early shutdown of Maine Yankee atomic plant would pose no impact on Maine as site of nuclear waste site says new report

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Oct. 4, 2002: Augusta woman sues after falling off her sofa at her apartment, legislative budget projected to increase 14 percent, and national VA budget won’t be enough for Togus facility says official

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Oct. 3, 1975: Wilton to get first solar sewage plant in United States, Gov. Longley reiterates support for law on hangun control, and wholesale prices increase 0.6 percent nationwide

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Oct. 2, 1993: Engineer says State House in Augusta may be unsafe, federal tax on gasoline and diesel fuel climbs 4.3 cents a gallon, and some parents in Jefferson complain school is ‘lacking’

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J.P. Devine Podcast: Remember your ‘happy place’

Oct. 1, 1986: ‘Maine’s first community drinking water taste test’ to be held in Waterville today, panel faults pilot & controller in Manchester’s Samantha Smith crash, and 20 Waterville vets to join fast over Nicaragua

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Sept. 30, 1999: FCC sees no need for second Maine area code, Mount Vernon woman leading drive for better home for dioramas, and Belgrade readies for first-ever Octoberfest

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Sept. 29, 1975: Between 10,000-12,000 people lined Waterville-Winslow streets to witness reenactment and bicentennial parade, and Iran claimed victory over Saudi Arabia as OPEC votes for 10% oil hike

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Sept. 28, 1982: Kitty in Augusta won’t come down from tree on Pearl St., worldwide wage freeze affects 650 workers at Digital Equipment Corp. in Augusta, and new report criticizes Togus alcohol treatment unit

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